State Parkway · Nassau & Suffolk County

Southern State Parkway Traffic & Accidents

Traffic conditions, accident reports, and safety information for the Southern State Parkway on Long Island — Nassau and Suffolk County's primary south shore corridor.

Recent incidents 2 accidents in the last 24 hours · as of Jun 21 View live incidents →
Tracked incidents
143
Length
30 mi
Exits
44
Speed limit
55 mph
Daily traffic
120k

Route Overview

From
Valley Stream (Nassau/Queens border)
To
Heckscher State Park (East Islip)
Also Known As
Southern State, SSP, southern-stpkwy, southern-state-pkwy, southern-state-pky

Why the Southern State Parkway Matters

Congestion & Risk

Among the highest-fatality parkways in New York State on a per-mile basis.

History

Opened in stages 1927-1949 under Robert Moses. Built to passenger-car-only standards with deliberately low bridge clearances.

About the Southern State Parkway

The Southern State Parkway is Long Island’s central south-shore artery, running roughly 30 miles from the Queens–Nassau border at Valley Stream east to Heckscher State Park in East Islip, Suffolk County. It carries an estimated 120,000 vehicles per day, making it one of the busiest parkways in New York State. For residents of Nassau’s south-shore communities — Valley Stream, Malverne, Rockville Centre, Freeport, Baldwin, Massapequa — and the south-shore Suffolk towns around Babylon and Islip, the “Southern State” is the primary commuter route to and from New York City, connecting at its western end to the Cross Island and Belt Parkway systems. It is also widely described as Long Island’s most dangerous parkway, a reputation earned over decades of high-severity crashes on a road never built for modern traffic.

Robert Moses and the parkway’s origins

The Southern State was conceived and built by Robert Moses as part of his Long Island State Park Commission program, opening in stages between 1927 and 1949. Moses envisioned a scenic leisure road carrying Nassau and city motorists to the beaches of Jones Beach Island, which he was developing simultaneously as a flagship public recreation destination. The original design — gently curving alignment, ornamental stone-faced bridges, narrow lanes, and minimal shoulders — was tuned for the unhurried pace of 1930s recreational motoring, not the 55-mph commuter and weekend-beach crush the corridor handles today.

The low-bridge legacy

The parkway’s most infamous characteristic is its low overhead clearances. Dozens of bridges date to the 1930s, and the most restrictive points carry clearances far below interstate standard. This was not an accident of engineering: Moses deliberately had the overpasses built low to keep buses — and, by extension, the lower-income and city residents who depended on them — off the parkway and away from Jones Beach. The practical result today is a high-volume road from which all commercial trucks and buses are banned, both by regulation and by the physical impossibility of clearing the bridges. Box trucks, rental moving vans, and the occasional over-height contractor’s truck still strike these overpasses; the Wantagh State Parkway interchange structures are recurring strike points, and bridge strikes routinely shut a direction for cleanup and inspection.

Route geometry

The parkway begins at the Cross Island Parkway / Belt Parkway interchange at the Queens–Nassau border in Valley Stream — its exit numbers continue the sequence from the Cross Island Parkway, which is why SSP exits start in the teens rather than at 1. From there it runs east through the dense south-shore Nassau communities of Malverne, Lakeview, Rockville Centre, Baldwin, and Freeport, crossing through Hempstead Lake State Park near Exit 18 (where the road narrows to six lanes through a wooded, tree-lined cut). It intersects the Meadowbrook State Parkway (Exit 22) and the Wantagh State Parkway — the two principal Jones Beach feeder routes — before reaching NY-110 / Broadhollow Road (Exit 32) at the Amityville/Farmingdale line. Continuing into Suffolk County through Babylon, the parkway meets the Robert Moses Causeway (Exit 40) near West Islip/Bay Shore, then transitions into the Heckscher State Parkway, which terminates at Heckscher State Park. The nearby Sagtikos State Parkway connection (Exit 41A) links north toward the Sunken Meadow Parkway.

Jurisdiction and patrol

New York State Police Troop L holds primary patrol and investigative jurisdiction over the entire Southern State Parkway, in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) and Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) provide traffic-control and mutual-aid support at major incidents but are not the lead investigative agency on the corridor. Troop L also mounts periodic dedicated-enforcement campaigns on the parkway in direct response to fatal-crash trends — including the 2026 “Operation: Southern Shield” detail, a multi-week initiative targeting speeding, impaired, and reckless driving.

Speed limits

The posted limit is 55 mph for the full length of the parkway. Because the lanes are an antiquated 11 feet wide (versus the modern 12-foot standard), shoulders are minimal or absent through long stretches, and the cloverleaf ramps have very short acceleration and weaving distances, real-world operating speeds during off-peak hours commonly run well above the limit. That gap between design speed and operating speed is the single biggest driver of the parkway’s elevated crash severity. Automated speed-camera enforcement has been studied for the corridor but, as of 2026, has not been deployed; enforcement remains a Troop L patrol function.

Dangerous Sections

The Southern State consistently ranks among the highest per-mile fatality parkways in New York State. The following segments are documented hot spots based on NYSDOT crash patterns, the parkway’s interchange geometry, and Long Island Traffic’s running corpus of accident reports.

Exit 17 — Hempstead Avenue cloverleaf (Malverne): This 1920s-era cloverleaf packs four tight loop ramps into a compressed footprint, forcing drivers to weave across mainline lanes within a few hundred feet to enter or exit. The combination of short merge distances and 55-mph mainline speeds produces frequent sideswipe and rear-end crashes. The Malverne segment was the location of a March 2026 fatal wrong-way crash, in which an intoxicated driver crossed the median and triggered a five-car collision that killed an elderly couple from Westbury.

Exit 18 — Eagle Avenue / Hempstead Lake State Park (Lakeview): Just east of Exit 17 the parkway narrows to six lanes and curves through a wooded cut along Hempstead Lake State Park. There are effectively no shoulders, the tree line sits close to the travel lanes, and the older stone overpasses restrict sight distance. This stretch is over-represented in single-vehicle run-off-road and fixed-object (tree and bridge-abutment) crashes, especially at night and in wet conditions where the limited recovery room offers little margin after a loss of control.

Exit 22 — Meadowbrook State Parkway interchange (North Merrick): The Meadowbrook interchange is the busiest junction on the Southern State and a textbook weaving problem. Exits 22, 23 (Meadowbrook Road), and 24 are clustered within roughly a single mile, so drivers entering from one ramp must immediately cross lanes to reach the next — all while Jones Beach traffic floods both parkways on warm-weather weekends. Memorial Day through Labor Day, this interchange produces the corridor’s most severe backups and a sharp seasonal spike in crash frequency.

Exit 40 — Robert Moses Causeway (West Islip / Bay Shore): As the parkway crosses into Suffolk and approaches the Robert Moses Causeway split, the corridor thins and traffic that has been crawling through western Nassau suddenly opens up. Drivers conditioned to stop-and-go conditions often misjudge the speed differential as the road clears, and rear-end collisions are the dominant crash type through this transition. The causeway interchange itself adds merging conflicts from beach-bound traffic heading toward Robert Moses State Park and Fire Island.

Low-clearance overpasses and the Wantagh Parkway interchange — truck strikes: The parkway’s defining hazard is structural. Over-height vehicles — most often rental moving trucks and box trucks whose drivers ignore the posted clearance and “cars only” signage — strike the 1930s stone-faced overpasses with grim regularity. The Wantagh State Parkway interchange bridges are repeat strike points. A strike typically shears the top off the offending vehicle, scatters debris across the travel lanes, and forces a directional closure while NYSDOT inspects the bridge for structural damage before reopening.

Towns and Communities Along the Route

The Southern State Parkway passes through or borders the following Long Island communities, listed roughly west-to-east. Each town profile carries its own crash-frequency data, emergency-services list, and recent accident archive filtered to that municipality.

Recent Editorial Coverage

Recent Southern State Parkway crashes and enforcement covered by the Long Island Traffic data desk:

For the complete Southern State Parkway accident archive, see /accidents/ and filter by road. The corpus runs to several hundred SSP-related reports.

Accident Statistics

NYSDOT Motor Vehicle Crash data place the Southern State Parkway in the range of 1,500–2,000 reported crashes annually across its Nassau and Suffolk segments. Injury-crash rates per vehicle-mile traveled are elevated relative to the LIE because of the parkway’s narrower 11-foot lanes, minimal shoulders, and older alignment, which leave far less room to recover from an incipient loss of control. Single-vehicle run-off-road crashes are proportionally more common here than on the expressways — particularly at night and in wet weather along the unlit, tree-lined stretches through Hempstead Lake State Park and east into Suffolk. The western Nassau sections near Valley Stream also see elevated hit-and-run rates, attributable to proximity to the Queens border and the high volume of cross-jurisdictional traffic. Nighttime crash severity consistently outpaces daytime on the Southern State, where long unlit segments offer no ambient lighting to aid driver recovery.

These figures are qualitative ranges drawn from NYSDOT and NY Open Data crash datasets; they are not a substitute for the live picture. For conditions on the road right now, the Live Accident & Traffic Reports section above pulls directly from 511NY and our own ingestion pipeline.

Given the Southern State’s crash history, anyone injured here should understand their rights after a parkway accident.

Accidents on Southern State Parkway Today — Live Reports 213 active

Sunday, June 21: 68 active accidents, 139 construction zones, and 6 closures reported on Southern State Parkway right now — data from 511NY and police feeds, updated Jun 21, 10:33 PM.

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accidentsAndIncidents on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 21 - Nassau Road (Hempstead) and Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) All lanes closed

All lanes closed

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accidentsAndIncidents on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) All lanes closed

All lanes closed

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roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound ramp to Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) All lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

All lanes closed

CLOSURE eastbound

accidentsAndIncidents on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 14 - Fletcher Avenue EB (Hempstead) All lanes closed and detoured (Traffic being diverted off the road at exit 13-Central Avenue.)

All lanes closed and detoured

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accidentsAndIncidents on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 19S - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) All lanes closed

All lanes closed

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accidentsAndIncidents on Southern State Parkway

Police department activity on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) All lanes and right shoulder closed

All lanes and right shoulder closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 28S - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Police department activity on Southern State Parkway

Police department activity on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) to Exit 16 - Franklin Avenue WB (Hempstead) 3 Left lanes of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 41N - CR 57 (Islip) left shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 25S - NY 106 (Hempstead) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound west of Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) right shoulder closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) left shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Misplaced commercial vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Misplaced commercial vehicle on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 35 - Wellwood Avenue; CR 3 (Babylon) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 20N - Baldwin Road (Hempstead) and Exit 21 - Nassau Road (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 30S - North Poplar Street (Oyster Bay) and Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) left shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 14 - Fletcher Avenue EB (Hempstead) and Exit 15A - Valley Stream State Park Road (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 26 - Bellmore Road EB (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound just past Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon) left shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 26 - Bellmore Road EB (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 36 - Straight Path; CR 2 (Babylon) and Exit 37S - Belmont Avenue (Babylon) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 24N - Merrick Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 30S - North Poplar Street (Oyster Bay) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 33 - NY 109 (Babylon) and Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon) and Exit 33 - NY 109 (Babylon) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 19S - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 28S - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 13N - North Central Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 31 - Bethpage State Parkway (Oyster Bay) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway eastbound east of Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 36 - Straight Path; CR 2 (Babylon) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 31 - Bethpage State Parkway (Oyster Bay) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Downed tree on Southern State Parkway

Downed tree on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 19S - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 25N - NY 106 (Hempstead) right shoulder closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 41N - CR 57 (Islip) and Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) 1 Left lane of 2 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 28A - NY 135 (Hempstead) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 21 - Nassau Road (Hempstead) and Exit 20N - Baldwin Road (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 36 - Straight Path; CR 2 (Babylon) and Exit 35 - Wellwood Avenue; CR 3 (Babylon) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 1 Center lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash, Flooding on Southern State Parkway

Crash and Flooding on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 19S - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 13N - North Central Avenue (Hempstead) 2 lanes of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Disabled vehicle on Southern State Parkway westbound entering at Exit 30S - North Poplar Street (Oyster Bay) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 36 - Straight Path; CR 2 (Babylon) 2 Right lanes of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed exit ramp blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 13N - North Central Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 5 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 24N - Merrick Avenue (Hempstead) left shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 39S - Sylvan Road (Babylon) and Exit 38 - Belmont Lake State Park (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 25S - NY 106 (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 37S - Belmont Avenue (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 32S - Nassau-Suffolk County Line (Oyster Bay) and Exit 31 - Bethpage State Parkway (Oyster Bay) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound west of Exit 43S - NY 111 (Islip) 2 Right lanes of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 33 - NY 109 (Babylon) and Exit 32S - Nassau-Suffolk County Line (Oyster Bay) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 35 - Wellwood Avenue; CR 3 (Babylon) left shoulder closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 21 - Nassau Road (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 37S - Belmont Avenue (Babylon) and Exit 36 - Straight Path; CR 2 (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 33 - NY 109 (Babylon) and Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 28S - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Misplaced commercial vehicle on Southern State Parkway

Misplaced commercial vehicle on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon) and Exit 31 - Bethpage State Parkway (Oyster Bay) right shoulder closed

ACCIDENT westbound

Police department activity on Southern State Parkway

Police department activity on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 28A - NY 135 (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Vehicle fire on Southern State Parkway

Vehicle fire on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 13S - Central Avenue (Hempstead) All lanes open exit ramp blocked.

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound approaching Exit 25S - NY 106 (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

ACCIDENT westbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 13N - North Central Avenue (Hempstead) 2 Right lanes of 4 lanes closed

ACCIDENT eastbound

Crash on Southern State Parkway

Crash on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Overhead sign repair, Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overhead sign repair and overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) and Exit 28A - NY 135 (Hempstead), Thursday June 25th, 2026 thru Friday June 26th, 2026, 10:00 PM thru 03:00 AM 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Overhead sign repair, Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overhead sign repair and overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 28A - NY 135 (Hempstead), Friday June 26th, 2026 thru Saturday June 27th, 2026, 10:00 PM thru 03:00 AM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roving repairs on Southern State Parkway

Roving repairs on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 32S - Nassau-Suffolk County Line (Oyster Bay) and Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes blocked until 3:00 A.M.

1 Left lane blocked

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 5 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 32S - Nassau-Suffolk County Line (Oyster Bay) and Exit 38 - Belmont Lake State Park (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 32S - Nassau-Suffolk County Line (Oyster Bay) and Exit 38 - Belmont Lake State Park (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed Moving Roadwork until 2:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 14 - Fletcher Avenue EB (Hempstead) and Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) and Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 2 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 21 - Nassau Road (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 12:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 32S - Nassau-Suffolk County Line (Oyster Bay) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 20N - Baldwin Road (Hempstead) and Exit 21 - Nassau Road (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 21 - Nassau Road (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 12:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) and Exit 32S - Nassau-Suffolk County Line (Oyster Bay) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 43A - Carleton Avenue; CR 17 (Islip) and Exit 43N - NY 111 (Islip) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) and Exit 44E - Sunrise Highway (Islip), Monday June 15th, 2026 thru Thursday June 18th, 2026, Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 09:00 AM thru 04:00 PM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) and Exit 42N - CR 13 (Islip), Monday June 15th, 2026 thru Thursday June 18th, 2026, Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 09:00 AM thru 02:00 PM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Line striping on Southern State Parkway

Line striping on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 13S - Central Avenue (Hempstead) and Heckscher State Parkway END ROUTE (Islip), Monday June 15th, 2026 thru Saturday June 20th, 2026, Monday thru Friday, 10:00 PM thru 05:30 AM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) and Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) and Exit 44W - Sunrise Highway (Islip) Not currently Scheduled

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20N - Baldwin Road (Hempstead) and Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 19S - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 12:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 44W - Sunrise Highway (Islip) and Exit 43S - NY 111 (Islip) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed Until 3 PM

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20N - Baldwin Road (Hempstead) and Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 12:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 2:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 43A - Carleton Avenue; CR 17 (Islip) and Exit 43N - NY 111 (Islip) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 44W - Sunrise Highway (Islip) and Exit 43N - NY 111 (Islip) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 44W - Sunrise Highway (Islip) and Exit 43N - NY 111 (Islip) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed Until 3 PM

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 44W - Sunrise Highway (Islip) and Exit 43N - NY 111 (Islip) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:30 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) and Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead), Friday June 12th, 2026 thru Saturday June 13th, 2026, 10:00 PM thru 03:00 AM 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) and Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip), Monday June 8th, 2026 thru Friday June 12th, 2026, Monday thru Friday, 09:00 AM thru 02:00 PM 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) and Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed Until 3 PM

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 43S - NY 111 (Islip) and Exit 44E - Sunrise Highway (Islip) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed Until 3 PM

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork, Roving repairs on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork and Roving repairs, roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions ramp to/from Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) to Exit 27S - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) All lanes blocked until 5:00 A.M.

All lanes blocked

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 19S - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) and Exit 20N - Baldwin Road (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions ramp to/from Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) right shoulder blocked until 3:00 P.M.

right shoulder blocked

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) and Exit 20N - Baldwin Road (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 12:30 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 36 - Straight Path; CR 2 (Babylon) and Exit 37S - Belmont Avenue (Babylon) All lanes open until 3:00 P.M.

All lanes open

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 43S - NY 111 (Islip) and Exit 44E - Sunrise Highway (Islip) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:30 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 42N - CR 13 (Islip) and Exit 44W - Sunrise Highway (Islip) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 44W - Sunrise Highway (Islip) and Exit 45E - NY 27A (Islip) right shoulder blocked until 3:00 P.M.

right shoulder blocked

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 28A NY 135 (Hempstead) and Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 6:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) and Exit 43A - Carleton Avenue; CR 17 (Islip) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed Until 2 PM

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked until 6:00 P.M.

right shoulder blocked

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) and Exit 43S - NY 111 (Islip) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:30 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Road rehabilitation on Southern State Parkway

Road rehabilitation on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) and Exit 44E - Sunrise Highway (Islip), Monday June 1st, 2026 thru Friday June 5th, 2026, Monday thru Friday, 09:00 AM thru 04:00 PM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Road rehabilitation on Southern State Parkway

Road rehabilitation on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) and Exit 42N - CR 13 (Islip), Monday June 1st, 2026 thru Friday June 5th, 2026, Monday thru Friday, 09:00 AM thru 02:00 PM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Guard rail repairs on Southern State Parkway

Guard rail repairs on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 41S - CR 57 (Islip) and Exit 46 - Timberpoint Road; River Road (Islip), Monday June 1st, 2026 thru Friday June 5th, 2026, Monday thru Friday, 10:00 AM thru 03:00 PM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) and Exit 43N - NY 111 (Islip) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) and Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 4:00 A.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) and Exit 43N - NY 111 (Islip) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 32S - Nassau-Suffolk County Line (Oyster Bay) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed Until 2 PM

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) and Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) and Exit 44E - Sunrise Highway (Islip) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed Until 3 PM

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Utility work, Steel repairs, Repaving, Barrier repairs on Southern State Parkway

Barrier repairs and repaving and steel repairs and utility work on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 13S - Central Avenue (Hempstead), Tuesday May 26th, 2026 thru Friday May 29th, 2026, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday, 10:00 AM thru 02:00 PM

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Repaving, Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Repaving and roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) and Exit 44E - Sunrise Highway (Islip), Tuesday May 26th, 2026 thru Friday May 29th, 2026, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday, 09:00 AM thru 04:00 PM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork, Repaving on Southern State Parkway

Repaving and roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) and Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip), Tuesday May 26th, 2026 thru Friday May 29th, 2026, Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday, 09:00 AM thru 02:00 PM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Overhead sign repair, Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overhead sign repair and overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) and Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead), Friday May 29th, 2026 thru Saturday May 30th, 2026, 10:00 PM thru 03:00 PM 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Overhead sign repair, Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overhead sign repair and overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound in the vicinity of Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead), Thursday May 28th, 2026 thru Friday May 29th, 2026, 10:00 PM thru 03:00 PM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Overhead sign repair, Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overhead sign repair and overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) and Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead), Wednesday May 27th, 2026 thru Thursday May 28th, 2026, 10:00 PM thru 03:00 AM 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 44E - Sunrise Highway (Islip) and Exit 41S - CR 57 (Islip) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 27S - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) and Exit 28N - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed Exit and Entrance Ramps closed until 4:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 16 - Franklin Avenue WB (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 5:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 14 - Fletcher Avenue EB (Hempstead) and Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 3 Left lanes of 4 lanes closed until 5:00 A.M.

3 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 26 - Bellmore Road EB (Hempstead) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 A.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Repaving, Roadwork, Vms repairs on Southern State Parkway

Repaving and roadwork and VMS repairs on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) and Exit 44W - Sunrise Highway (Islip) Not currently Scheduled

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Repaving, Roadwork, Vms repairs on Southern State Parkway

Repaving and roadwork and VMS repairs on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) and Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) Not currently Scheduled

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Barrier repairs, Mowing, Overnight roadwork, Utility work on Southern State Parkway

Barrier repairs and mowing and overnight roadwork and utility work on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 13S - Central Avenue (Hempstead), Wednesday May 13th, 2026 thru Friday May 15th, 2026, Wednesday/Thursday, 10:00 PM thru 05:00 PM 3 Left la

No Data

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) All lanes open will be closing the Northbound Ramp to EB SSP until 3:00 A.M

All lanes open

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 25S - NY 106 (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound at Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed Until 2 PM

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 46 - Timberpoint Road; River Road (Islip) and Exit 42S - 5th Avenue; CR 13 (Islip) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound Exit 19N - Peninsula Boulevard (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked

right shoulder blocked

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 24S - Merrick Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Center lane of 3 lanes closed Until 2 PM

1 Center lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions area of Exit 45W - NY 27A (Islip) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed Until 3 PM

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork, Roving repairs on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork and Roving repairs, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) and Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes blocked until 3:00 A.M.

1 Left lane blocked

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 13N - North Central Avenue (Hempstead) right shoulder blocked until 1:00 P.M.

right shoulder blocked

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork, Milling, Traffic signal repairs, Utility work on Southern State Parkway

Milling and roadwork and traffic signal repairs and utility work on Southern State Parkway westbound area of Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead), Monday April 27th, 2026 thru Friday May 1st, 2026, Monday thru Friday, 11:00 AM thru 02:00 PM 1 Left lane of 5 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roadwork, Bridge work on Southern State Parkway

Bridge work and roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between BOSTON AVE (Islip) and BROADWAY (Islip), Tuesday April 28th, 2026 thru Wednesday April 29th, 2026, Tuesday/Wednesday, 10:00 AM thru 03:00 PM 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) and Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) left shoulder closed until 3:00 P.M.

left shoulder closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound ramps to/from Exit 27S - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) to Exit 28N - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 4:30 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) and Exit 41S - CR 57 (Islip) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 27S - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) and Exit 28N - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 4:00 A.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 28N - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 28A NY 135 (Hempstead) 2 Right lanes of 3 lanes closed until 4:00 A.M.

2 Right lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 27S - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) and Exit 28N - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead), Wednesday April 22nd, 2026 thru Thursday April 23rd, 2026, 11:00 PM thru 03:00 AM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 27N - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) and Exit 28N - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead), Tuesday April 21st, 2026 thru Wednesday April 22nd, 2026, 11:00 PM thru 03:00 AM 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 28N - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 28A NY 135 (Hempstead), Monday April 20th, 2026 thru Tuesday April 21st, 2026, 11:00 PM thru 03:00 AM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 28S - Wantagh Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 28A - NY 135 (Hempstead) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 4am

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 26 - Bellmore Road EB (Hempstead) and Exit 27N - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 4:00 A.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 41N - CR 57 (Islip) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) and Exit 39N - NY 231 (Babylon) 1 Left lane of 2 lanes closed Until 2 PM

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 39S - Sylvan Road (Babylon) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 1:00 A.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 27S - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 4:00 A.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork, Milling, Utility work on Southern State Parkway

Milling and roadwork and utility work on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead), Monday April 13th, 2026 thru Friday April 17th, 2026, Monday thru Friday, 11:00 AM thru 02:00 PM 1 Left lane of 5 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 37S - Belmont Avenue (Babylon) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead), Monday April 13th, 2026 thru Tuesday April 14th, 2026, 11:00 PM thru 03:00 AM 2 Left lanes of 4 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) and Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound Exit ramp Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) 1 Right lane of 2 lanes shift until 12:00 P.M.

1 Right lane shift

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) and Exit 30N - North Broadway (Oyster Bay) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 4am

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound at Exit 22S - Meadowbrook State Parkway (Hempstead) right shoulder closed Until 3 PM

right shoulder closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 26 - Bellmore Road EB (Hempstead) and Exit 27N - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 4:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roving repairs on Southern State Parkway

Roving repairs on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) and Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) All lanes open Ramps Temporarily closed until 4:00 A.M.

All lanes open

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 43N - NY 111 (Islip) and Exit 46 - Timberpoint Road; River Road (Islip) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 4 lanes closed until 2:00 PM

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 29 Hicksville Road; NY 107 (Hempstead) and Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) All lanes open exit ramp closed until 5:00 A.M.

All lanes open

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 13S - Central Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 13S - Central Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 2 PM

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 21 - Nassau Road (Hempstead) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway (Islip) and Exit 39S - Sylvan Road (Babylon) 1 Right lane of 2 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed Until 2 PM

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Roving repairs on Southern State Parkway

Roving repairs on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and to Exit 32 (NY 110) (Babylon) right shoulder closed eastbound; All lanes westbound UNTIL 5am WORKING ON ALL RAMPS IN THE AREA

right shoulder closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 26 - Bellmore Road EB (Hempstead) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed UNTIL 4AM

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 39S - Sylvan Road (Babylon) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed Until 3 PM

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 26 - Bellmore Road EB (Hempstead) and Exit 27S - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed Until 3 PM

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 17N - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 15 - North Corona Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 27S - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) and Exit 24S - Merrick Avenue (Hempstead) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 5:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 41N - CR 57 (Islip) and Exit 38 - Belmont Lake State Park (Babylon) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 5:00 A.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 22S - Meadowbrook State Parkway (Hempstead) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 24N - Merrick Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Crack sealing on Southern State Parkway

Crack sealing on Southern State Parkway both directions between Deer Park Avenue; NY 231 (Babylon) and Exit 41N - CR 57 (Islip), Monday March 30th, 2026 thru Friday April 3rd, 2026, Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 09:00 PM thru 05:00 PM 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 27S - Wantagh State Parkway (Hempstead) and Exit 24S - Merrick Avenue (Hempstead) 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed until 3:00 A.M.

2 Left lanes closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) and Exit 38 - Belmont Lake State Park (Babylon) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 5:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 24N - Merrick Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 23 - Meadowbrook Road (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 1:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 21 - Nassau Road (Hempstead) and Exit 22S - Meadowbrook State Parkway (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound area of Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip) 1 Right lane of 2 lanes closed until 2:00 P.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 22S - Meadowbrook State Parkway (Hempstead) 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed Until 2 PM

1 Left lane closed

CONSTRUCTION eastbound

Roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Roadwork, roadwork on Southern State Parkway eastbound between Exit 38 - Belmont Lake State Park (Babylon) and Exit 41N - CR 57 (Islip) 1 Right lane of 3 lanes closed until 5:00 A.M.

1 Right lane closed

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Overnight roadwork, Crack sealing on Southern State Parkway

Crack sealing and overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Exit 20S - Grand Avenue (Hempstead) and Exit 32N - NY 110 (Babylon), Thursday March 26th, 2026 thru Friday March 27th, 2026, 09:00 PM thru 05:00 AM 1 Left lane of 4 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION both directions

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway both directions between Deer Park Avenue; NY 231 (Babylon) and Exit 41A - Sagtikos State Parkway (Islip), Monday March 23rd, 2026 thru Wednesday March 25th, 2026, Monday/Tuesday, 09:00 PM thru 05:00 AM 1 Left lane of 3 lanes closed

No Data

CONSTRUCTION westbound

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway

Overnight roadwork on Southern State Parkway westbound between Exit 26 - Bellmore Road EB (Hempstead) and Exit 24S - Merrick Avenue (Hempstead), Friday March 27th, 2026 thru Saturday March 28th, 2026, 11:00 PM thru 03:00 AM 2 Left lanes of 3 lanes closed

No Data

Data from 511NY, updated Jun 21, 10:33 PM

Latest on Southern State Parkway 143 total

minor

Police Activity Closes Right Lane on Eastbound Southern State Parkway in Nassau County

Hempstead · Jun 21, 2026

16h ago
minor

Three Westbound Lanes Closed After Sunday Crash on Southern State Parkway in Nassau County

Hempstead · Jun 21, 2026

22h ago
minor

Left-Shoulder Crash Snarls Westbound Southern State Parkway in Bay Shore

Islip · Jun 19, 2026

Jun 19, 4:47 PM
major

4-Year-Old Critically Injured After Car Strikes Trees on Southern State Parkway Near Exit 20

· Jun 18, 2026

Jun 18, 7:17 PM
minor

Right Shoulder Blocked on Eastbound Southern State Parkway in Nassau County After Minor Crash

Hempstead · Jun 17, 2026

Jun 17, 8:54 PM
moderate

Two Left Lanes Closed After Westbound Crash on Southern State Parkway in Nassau County

Hempstead · Jun 17, 2026

Jun 17, 5:01 PM
moderate

All Westbound Lanes Shut at Exit 20N on Southern State Parkway After Wednesday Collision

· Jun 17, 2026

Jun 17, 4:14 PM
moderate

All Lanes Shut Near Exits 21–22 After Afternoon Crash on Westbound Southern State Parkway in Hempstead

Hempstead · Jun 17, 2026

Jun 17, 4:12 PM
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Accidents by Town

Town-specific breakouts for Southern State Parkway — every town where we've tracked three or more incidents.

View all 35 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Hempstead Open page → View all 8 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Babylon Open page → View all 8 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Valley Stream Open page → View all 7 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Oyster Bay Open page → View all 6 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Islip Open page → View all 5 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Oceanside Open page → View all 4 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Malverne Open page → View all 3 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Massapequa Open page → View all 3 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Westbury Open page → View all 2 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Bay Shore Open page → View all 2 accidents on Southern State Parkway in East Islip Open page → View all 2 accidents on Southern State Parkway in East Meadow Open page → View all 2 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Elmont Open page → View all 2 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Merrick Open page → View all 2 accidents on Southern State Parkway in North Valley Stream Open page → View all 2 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Seaford Open page → View all 2 accidents on Southern State Parkway in Wantagh Open page → View all 2 accidents on Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead Open page →

Accident Statistics

143 Total Reports
76 Critical
0 Fatal

Dangerous Sections

  • 17
  • 18
  • 22
  • 40

Exit Accident Reports

Exits with significant accident history on Southern State Parkway:

Exit 17S 14 incidents Exit 13 9 incidents Exit 14 6 incidents

Towns Along This Route

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there traffic on the Southern State Parkway right now?

Right now there are 68 active accidents, 139 construction zones, and 6 closures reported on the Southern State Parkway. This page shows live Southern State Parkway conditions and refreshes through the day — see the live incidents above for exact locations.

What happened on the Southern State Parkway today?

In the past 24 hours, 2 accidents have been reported on the Southern State Parkway. The most recent crashes, the most dangerous exits, and live conditions are all on this page, updated through the day.

What happened on the Southern State Parkway today?

Check the Live Accident & Traffic Reports section above for the latest SSP incidents. Long Island Traffic ingests data from 511NY, NYS Police Troop L, NCPD, SCPD, the National Weather Service, and verified social media every 15 minutes; static-page coverage rebuilds every 4 hours. For the most recent 30-minute window, 511ny.org is the upstream source.

How many accidents happen on the Southern State Parkway each year?

The Southern State Parkway records on the order of 1,500–2,000 reported crashes per year across its Nassau and Suffolk segments, based on NYSDOT Motor Vehicle Crash data ranges. The parkway's narrow 11-foot lanes, minimal shoulders, tight cloverleaf interchanges, and aging 1920s–1940s design contribute to a higher-than-average crash severity rate compared with modern divided highways of similar volume. Per-mile fatality rates on the SSP are consistently cited among the highest of any New York State parkway.

What are the most dangerous sections of the Southern State Parkway?

The cluster of cloverleaf interchanges in western Nassau — Exit 17 (Hempstead Avenue, Malverne), Exit 18 (Eagle Avenue, Lakeview), and Exit 22 (Meadowbrook State Parkway, North Merrick) — accounts for a large share of crashes because of short weaving distances and 1920s-era ramp geometry. The wooded six-lane narrowing through Hempstead Lake State Park near Exit 18 has been the site of multiple fatal single-vehicle and wrong-way crashes. Eastbound near Exit 40 (Robert Moses Causeway, West Islip/Bay Shore), abrupt speed differentials produce frequent rear-end collisions as traffic thins.

Why does the Southern State Parkway have low overpasses?

The low overpasses — some as low as roughly 7 to 9 feet at the most restrictive points — are a deliberate legacy of Robert Moses' design philosophy. Moses had the parkway bridges built low to restrict it to passenger cars and exclude buses, which were the primary way lower-income and city residents could reach Long Island's beaches. Commercial trucks, buses, and over-height vehicles are prohibited for this reason. Box trucks and rental moving trucks still strike these bridges regularly, and the Wantagh State Parkway interchange overpasses are recurring strike points.

Does the Southern State Parkway allow trucks?

No. The Southern State Parkway prohibits commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses. Low bridge overpasses physically enforce the restriction, and over-height vehicles routinely shear off their roofs when drivers ignore the posted clearance signs. Commercial drivers should use Sunrise Highway (NY-27) as the parallel south-shore alternative, or the Long Island Expressway (I-495) for east-west commercial movement across the Island.

What is the speed limit on the Southern State Parkway?

The posted speed limit on the Southern State Parkway is 55 mph throughout. The parkway's narrow 11-foot lanes and tight 1920s-era interchange geometry mean operating speeds during off-peak hours frequently exceed the posted limit — a primary contributor to the parkway's elevated crash severity. NYS Police Troop L actively patrols the corridor and has run dedicated enforcement details, including the 2026 'Operation: Southern Shield' campaign targeting dangerous driving.

Who patrols the Southern State Parkway?

New York State Police Troop L has primary patrol and investigative jurisdiction for the entire Southern State Parkway across both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. NCPD (Nassau) and SCPD (Suffolk) provide traffic-control assistance during major incidents but are not the primary investigative agency on the parkway. Troop L also runs periodic targeted enforcement initiatives on the corridor in response to fatal-crash trends.

Where does the Southern State Parkway start and end?

The Southern State Parkway begins at the Cross Island Parkway / Belt Parkway interchange near the Queens–Nassau border in Valley Stream and runs roughly 30 miles east. Near Exit 40 in West Islip/Bay Shore it meets the Robert Moses Causeway, then continues as the Heckscher State Parkway to its terminus at Heckscher State Park in East Islip, Suffolk County. The Robert Moses Causeway carries traffic south from the parkway to Robert Moses State Park and Fire Island.

Is the Southern State Parkway closed today?

Full closures of the Southern State Parkway are uncommon and are almost always incident-driven — a serious crash, a vehicle fire, police activity, or flooding — affecting one direction or a single segment rather than the whole corridor. The Live Accident & Traffic Reports section above reflects the most recent 511NY status; for the live 30-minute picture, 511ny.org is the upstream source. Lane closures for overnight maintenance are also posted there.

Has there been a fatal accident on the Southern State Parkway recently?

Yes — the Southern State has a long, documented history of fatal crashes, which is why it's frequently called Long Island's most dangerous parkway. In March 2026 an intoxicated wrong-way driver near Malverne crossed the median and caused a five-car crash that killed an elderly Westbury couple and injured several others. See the Recent Editorial Coverage section below for verified reporting on recent fatal and serious crashes, and the /accidents/ archive for the full corpus filtered to this road.

Injured in a Southern State Parkway Accident?

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