Right-Shoulder Blocked on Southbound NY 135 in Nassau County, Aug. 27

Right-Shoulder Blocked on Southbound NY 135 in Nassau County, Aug. 27. in plainview. August 27, 2026.

Updated Aug 27, 2026
MINOR INCIDENT
right shoulder blocked lanes affected
southbound · Plainview NY 135
Road
NY 135
Direction
southbound
Town
Plainview
County
nassau County
Reported
Updated
Source
511NY
Right-Shoulder Blocked on Southbound NY 135 in Nassau County, Aug. 27
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What Happened

A minor crash blocked the right shoulder of southbound NY 135 in Nassau County on Thursday, August 27, 2026. No serious injuries were reported in the initial incident record. The right shoulder was taken out of service; travel lanes stayed open.

No additional details — vehicle types, cause, or number of vehicles involved — were available in the source report at time of filing.

Location & Road Context

NY 135, the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, runs north-south through Nassau County and connects the Southern State Parkway near Seaford to the Long Island Expressway near Plainview. The southbound shoulder is a relief lane during peak commute hours.

This crash is the sixth incident recorded on NY 135 in the past 30 days, according to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry. It follows a minor crash on the same corridor on August 26. The most recent prior fatal crash on NY 135 occurred July 2, 2026. Nassau County’s local incident database contains 1,147 recorded accidents in 2026.

Wednesday and Thursday also brought crashes on nearby corridors: a moderate crash on the Southern State Parkway on August 26 and a moderate crash on I-495 on August 27.

Additional details will be updated as agencies release them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where did this happen?

The crash occurred on southbound NY 135 in Nassau County, Long Island. The right shoulder was blocked. No specific exit or cross-street was identified in the initial report.

Who was involved?

No names, ages, or hometowns of those involved were released in the initial incident report. The crash was classified as minor in severity.

Was the road fully closed?

No. Only the right shoulder was blocked. Travel lanes on southbound NY 135 remained open as of the initial report.

How many crashes have happened on NY 135 recently?

According to Long Island Traffic's incident registry, this crash is the sixth recorded incident on NY 135 in the past 30 days and the 12th on the corridor so far in 2026. A separate minor crash on NY 135 was also recorded the day before, on August 26, 2026.

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