What Happened
All lanes on Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence shut Wednesday morning after an auto accident between Peninsula Boulevard and Brookville Boulevard, according to Nassau County Police. The department announced the closure at 11:48 a.m.
Nassau County Police gave no details on the number of vehicles involved, the collision type, or whether anyone was injured, according to Patch’s Five Towns report, filed at 12:04 p.m. No reopening time had been set as of that report.
Police told drivers to use alternate routes. No detour was specified. Current conditions are available through 511NY.
Location & Road Context
Rockaway Turnpike runs north-south through the Five Towns corridor in southwestern Nassau County, connecting communities including Lawrence, Cedarhurst, and Woodmere to Valley Stream and points north. The stretch between Peninsula Boulevard and Brookville Boulevard sits in North Lawrence, a densely traveled section of the route that feeds traffic toward the Nassau-Queens border.
Full closure of all lanes on that segment cuts off a continuous north-south corridor through the Five Towns. Drivers heading toward or away from the Queens line would need surface-road alternatives through Lawrence or Woodmere during the closure.
Broader Impact
Nassau County Police had released no crash cause, injury count, or lane-by-lane breakdown as of the Patch report at 12:04 p.m. The next confirmed step is a police update with a reopening time.