New Hyde Park Road
Northbound Views (Archived)
The small green sign for the split for Court House Road has been removed. There is currently no signage at this intersection.
Photo taken July 2005.
This picture shows the grade crossing at the Main Line of the Long Island Rail Road as it appeared before construction work began to add a third track. The grade crossing was replaced with an overpass as part of the project.
Photo taken July 2005.
During the first stage of the construction, the grade crossing remained open, but the road narrowed slightly passing through it.
Photos taken September 2019.
A few weeks later, the road narrowed down to two lanes passing through the grade crossing.
Photos taken November 2019.
By the winter, New Hyde Park Road was closed at the grade crossing. It was signed as closed to through traffic north of Stewart Avenue (CR 177). One block north at Stratford Avenue, it narrowed down to a single northbound lane. It ended at a fence at the construction site.
Photos taken February 2020.
North of the tracks, New Hyde Park Road had two northbound lanes again, but the southbound side was narrowed down to a single lane.
Photos taken February 2020.
These pictures were taken looking through the fence at the construction site.
Photos taken February 2020.
Returning in the summer, the new overpass was installed, and work was in progress to regrade the road.
Photos taken July 2020.
A few week later, substantial progress had been made on the regrading.
Photos taken July 2020.
After another couple of weeks, the regrading was completed, and the road was almost ready to be paved.
Photos taken August 2020.
Once paving was completed, the pedestrian walkway was partially open, but the road remained closed to traffic while the construction was completed.
Photos taken August 2020.
When the road reopened to traffic, a banner on the new overpass celebrated the completion of the project.
Photo taken August 2020.
This detour sign was found on New Hyde Park Road while construction work was in progress to eliminate the railroad grade crossing on Covert Avenue.
Photo taken September 2019.
This photograph shows northbound New Hyde Park Road at the Northern Parkway before the current signage was put up.
Photo taken July 2005.
This sign used to mark the interchange with the Long Island Expressway (I-495) at the northern terminus. It has been replaced.
Photo taken July 2005.