WPCNR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER. August 23, 2006: Yesterday afternoon WPCNR ran into a traffic situation when the mobile unit attempted to take Westchester Avenue West bound and enter I-287, The Cross Westchester Expressway at my usual entryway adjacent Ebersole Rink. Dead stop. Four lanes of traffic hooking around from The Bloomingdale Road entrance and the Westchester Avenue entrance were merging into one lane and being guided onto the thruway. Traffic was also being diverted onto a makeshift lane for the traffic on the Thruway headed Westbound and there was a real mess heading back East towards Connecticut WPCNR called WCBS-Radio to report the jam up, but CBS Radio never bothered to report it.  The work appears to be facilitating a resurfacing of the Central Westchester Parkway leading up to George Washington School (Exit 8)

DEADMAN'S CURVE, WHITE PLAINS. 12:00 Noon Thursday. Photo, WPCNR Mobile Unit

Today there is no backup on I-287 Westbound, but the DOT has the Westchester Avenue entrance down to one lane where motorists have to go from a full stop into whizzing traffic coming at them from the left at over 60 miles per hour. It is a dangerous situation with no State Trooper on the site to supervise the merge and no effort on the part of the DOT crews to monitor the merge. Motorists told WPCNR that leaving The Westchester last night, they were petrified at launching their car into the oncoming traffic. She told WPCNR she was afraid she would be broadsided. Another motorist reported being delayed about an hour on their lunch hour because of the 4 lanes into one merge created by the DOT at this key Westbound entrance out of White Plains West Side retail showcase which is home to Nordstroms, Fortunoff, Bloomindale's and Nieman-Marcus.

Four Lines of Traffic Jockey for Position on the I-287 Merge alongside Ebersole Rink today. Photo, WPCNR Mobile Unit.

 David Maloney of the Mayor's Office said it was the Department of Transportation construction project and the city had nothing to do with it. Asked if the city could post detour signs to shunt traffic attempting to get on the Cross Westchester Westbound up to the North Broadway entrance or post a police car to avoid the backup Maloney has not responded on the part of the city. The Traffic Department when WPCNR called, said for WPCNR to ask the Mayor's Office.  White Plains visitors should be advised it is a dangerous situation.

Motorists backed up at standstill today at 3:45 P.M. No indication of the interminable wait and deathdefying entry on the Cross Westchester Express they face. Photo, WPCNR Mobile Unit

Help is on the way. Motorists seeking to avoid the DOT Snarl at the Westchester Avenue entrance can make a left onto Westchester Avenue at Bloomingdale Road at the Stop N Shop (below) and travel up North Broadway and take this entrance which was totally clear as of  12:30 P.M. today. Photo, WPCNR Mobile Unit