What Happened
A crash on eastbound I-495 in Queens County blocked two right lanes on Friday, September 4, 2026. The incident was logged as minor, and no serious injuries were reported based on the available incident record.
The lane closures affected eastbound traffic on one of the region’s most heavily traveled corridors during the Labor Day holiday weekend, when volume on the LIE typically spikes. No responding agency, exact milepost, or crash time has been confirmed in the available incident data.
Location & Road Context
The crash occurred on eastbound I-495 within Queens County, the western gateway to Long Island for drivers coming from New York City. The expressway carries hundreds of thousands of vehicles daily through this stretch, with congestion common even outside peak hours.
According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, I-495 has logged 94 incidents in the past 30 days and 437 so far in 2026, making it the corridor with the highest incident volume tracked by this site. This crash is one of at least four minor incidents recorded on the corridor on September 4 alone, including a crash in the I-495 HOV lane and two additional crashes logged the same morning. The most recent prior fatal crash on the corridor occurred August 26, 2026; details are at /accidents/2026/08/26/ex-long-island-lacrosse-star-medical-supplies-ceo-killed-in-hudson-valley-head-o/.
Note: This report reflects the incident record available at time of publication. No police press release or agency statement has been issued. Details including exact time, milepost, vehicle count, and cause have not been confirmed by an official source.