What Happened
A crash on westbound I-495 in Queens County blocked the left lane on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The incident was classified as minor in severity. No additional details on timing, vehicle types, or injuries were immediately available from official sources.
The left lane closure forced merging traffic into the remaining travel lanes along the westbound Long Island Expressway corridor through Queens.
Location & Road Context
I-495 through Queens is among the busiest stretches of the Long Island Expressway, carrying heavy westbound volume toward the Midtown Tunnel and the Queens–Nassau county line. According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, the corridor recorded 117 incidents in the past 30 days and 377 so far in 2026.
A separate minor crash on I-495 was also reported on August 15. Four days earlier, on August 11, a fatal crash on the same corridor was recorded. Drivers can monitor current I-495 conditions and check the Queens County accident log for updates as they are confirmed.