What Happened
A minor crash on westbound I-495 in Nassau County blocked the right shoulder on Monday, August 31, 2026. No lane closures were reported beyond the shoulder, and no serious injuries have been confirmed by authorities.
Details on the number of vehicles involved, the collision type, and the precise mile marker or exit location have not been released. The right shoulder blockage was the only confirmed road impact as of the initial report.
Location & Road Context
I-495, the Long Island Expressway, is Long Island’s primary east-west freight and commuter corridor, running through Nassau County before continuing into Suffolk. According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, the corridor has recorded 102 incidents in the past 30 days and 424 so far in 2026. This crash is one of the 102.
The expressway has seen serious incidents recently. On August 26, 2026, a fatal head-on crash claimed a life on the corridor. Monday’s shoulder blockage follows two additional minor I-495 crashes also recorded on August 31 and August 30 — see Aug. 31 and Aug. 30 — as well as incidents on the Meadowbrook State Parkway and Southern State Parkway. Nassau County’s local incident database now stands at 1,181 recorded accidents in 2026.