Vehicle Fire Closes One Lane on Westbound I-495 Near Exit 62 in Brookhaven

A vehicle fire on westbound I-495 at Exit 62 (Nicolls Road/CR 97) in Brookhaven closed one right lane of four.

Published

Updated Sep 18, 2026
MAJOR INCIDENT
3 Right lanes closed lanes affected
westbound · Brookhaven I-495
Road
I-495
Direction
westbound
Town
Brookhaven
County
suffolk County
Reported
Updated
Source
511NY
📌Approximate area — Brookhaven centroid Open in Google Maps →

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 vehicle fire was reported on westbound Interstate 495 at Exit 62 — Nicolls Road (County Road 97) — in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. According to 511NY traffic records, one right lane of four was closed at the location.

The source record does not establish the time of the incident, the type of vehicle involved, the cause of the fire, the duration of the lane closure, or whether any injuries occurred.

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