NEW ROCHELLE, NY—New York State officials announced on April 28 the completion of a $31.8-million project to build a new bridge carrying North Avenue over the New England Thruway (I-95) here in Westchester.  

The Thruway Authority project replaced the 65-year-old crossing with a modern, wider span that enhances safety and improves traffic flow along the busy route that’s used daily by approximately 20,000 motorists.  Additionally, the bridge’s vertical clearance over I-95 was raised more than two feet, to 16 feet, 6 inches to enhance safety and reduce the chances of collisions by over-height vehicles. Further improvements were made to adjacent streets and a city pocket park.

 CONSTRUCTION NEWS reported in September 2022 that J. D’Annunzio & Sons, Inc., of South Plainfield, NY was the lowest of eight bidders at $31,827,000. for the replacement of the North Avenue Bridge over I-95, New England Thruway at Milepost NE 5.76 in New Rochelle. The new bridge fully reopened on Tues., April 28, with two lanes of traffic in each direction for the first time since January 2023 when the project started. Work was done in three stages so that half of the span could remain open to traffic to maintain access to downtown and other key parts of the city, Thruway officials noted.