Two Right Lanes Closed on Westbound LIE Between Exits 62 and 63 in Brookhaven

A crash on the westbound Long Island Expressway HOV lane closed two of four lanes between Exit 63 (North Ocean Avenue) and Exit 62 (Nicolls Road) in Brookhaven.

Published

Updated Sep 18, 2026
MAJOR INCIDENT
2 Right lanes closed lanes affected
westbound · Brookhaven I-495
Road
I-495
Direction
westbound
Town
Brookhaven
County
suffolk County
Reported
Updated
Source
511NY
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Correction — September 18, 2026: The supporting sources for this archived report were reviewed. Unrelated or unconfirmed source attachments and claims not supported by the retained source record have been removed.

A crash on the westbound Long Island Expressway (I-495) HOV lane resulted in the closure of two right lanes between Exit 63 — North Ocean Avenue/County Road 83 — and Exit 62 — Nicolls Road/County Road 97 — in the Brookhaven area of Suffolk County, according to 511NY.

The source record indicates 2 of 4 lanes were closed. No information on vehicles involved, injuries, fatalities, or responding agencies is available in the source record.

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