Traffic Report
Last updated: Friday November 20, 2009 4:45 PM (Updates: weekdays from 5 til 9 AM and from 3 til 6 PM)
Road Conditions
DRY ROADS SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON.
Current Traffic Conditions
INJURY ACCIDENT: HERTEL & DELAWARE. STILL IN PLACE. INJURY ACCIDENT: EAST END & GENESEE. STILL IN PLACE. ACCIDENT CLEARED: 90 WEST JUST BEFORE THE 33 OVERPASS. STILL CAUSING EXTREMELY HEAVY DELAYS BACK TO THE 290. TRAFFIC IS SLOW MOVING AND/OR STOPPED. EXTREMELY HEAVY TRAFFIC: (DUE TO HEAVY VOLUME ON THE 90 WEST), TRAFFIC IS SLOW MOVING AND/OR STOPPED ON THE 290 EAST FROM MILLERSPORT HIGHWAY UP TO THE 90 SPLIT. MOTORISTS JUMPING OFF AT MILLERSPORT, SHERIDAN, HARLEM & MAIN. NOW THOSE ROADS ARE HEAVILY CONGESTED. MINOR ACCIDENT: HILLCREST & MAPLE IN AMHERST. (MAPLE BETWEEN BAILEY & SWEET HOME). MINOR ACCIDENT: HAMBURG & PERRY. HEAVY TRAFFIC: 90 WEST FROM THE 190 DOWN TO THE 400. SLOW TRAFFIC: 198 EAST FROM MAIN STREET TO THE OUTBOUND 33 SLOW TRAFFIC: 198 WEST AT THE PARKSIDE LIGHT. MODERATE TRAFFIC: OUTBOUND 33 AT GRIDER THROUGH SUFFOLK. OUTBOUND 33 IS IN GOOD SHAPE AT THE 90 INTERCHANGE. MODERATE TRAFFIC: 190 NORTH PAST NIAGARA STREET UP TO THE 198 MERGE. VOLUME BUILDING: OUTBOUND SKYWAY INTERNATIONAL DELAYS : 25 MINUTE DELAY ON THE LEWISTON QUEENSTON BRIDGE CROSSING INTO CANADA FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES. 10 MINUTE WAIT USA BOUND.PEACE BRIDGE: MINIMAL DELAYS IN EITHER DIRECTION RAINBOW BRIDGE: MINIMAL DELAYS IN EITHER DIRECTION.
Trouble Spots
THRU NOVEMBER 29TH: "CLICK IT OR TICKET" CAMPAIGN IS UNDERWAY BY NYS POLICE. BUCKLE UP! IT'S THE LAW.OVERNIGHT PARKING RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT FOR VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS WNY -- TIMES VARY BY TOWN, CHECK LOCAL SIGNAGE OR YOUR LOCAL POLICE AGENCY. THESE RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE SPRING.Motorists may encounter lengthy delays at times at the International Bridges... to check current bridge conditions, call 1-800-715-6722, then press 2. Conditions are updated as necessary.
Construction Delays
DAILY, 7 PM TO 6 AM: Lane restrictions on the 90 in both directions between the 290 & the 190. Expect delays. MAPLE ROAD is down to a single lane in each direction from Flint (U.B. North entrance) to North Forest in Amherst through November 30th for paving. BOWEN ROAD is closed between Bullis & Rice in Elma til further notice. This re-routes the #70 East Aurora Bus. Detours are posted. There is a new traffic pattern inbound on Route 5 as that construction phase has been completed...the posted speed limit is 40 MPH. Outbound Route 5 traffic has been shifted to Fuhrmann Boulevard from the Skyway to Tifft Street. The speed limit is reduced to 40 mph in this area & a new traffic signal has been installed on Fuhrmann at Ohio. Rapids Road in Newstead is closed for bridge repair between Salt and Kelkenburg until further notice. Route 62 is closed from Taylor Hollow Road to Lenox Road in the Town of Collins til further notice. This re-routes Metro's #216 Gowanda Buses. The Route 353 bridge over the Allegany River in Salamanca is closed in both directions from Route 417 to Washington Street until further notice. Lane restrictions are in place on Route 20 (Southwestern Blvd.) between South Park Ave. in Hamburg and Milestrip Road in Orchard Park for road work.
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