WPCNR BUMPER TO BUMPER. From Don Hughes. November 13, 2006: Don Hughes who closely monitors Department of Transportation activities passes along this advisory:

Rock blasting resumes today in the vicinity of Grant and Lenox Avenue to facilitate the relocation of sewer and storm water systems.Traffic on I-287 will be halted in both directions for up to 20 minutes during the time of the blast.  In addition no vehicular or pedestrian traffic will be permitted on bridges located near the blasting sites during the time of the  blast.

The blast is currently scheduled for 11:00AM with one scheduled for tomorrow at the same time.

Going forward, I will be adding the scheduled blasting times to the on-line calendar available at www.WhitePlainsOnLine.com.

Work continues on the ramps near the Westchester, and the ramp near Ebersole should still be avoided. We have been told that the contractor is ahead of schedule in that area, and that the stop sign on the ramp and the traffic split should be removed shortly.

Also, in apparently unrelated work, two lanes of the bridge on Orchard Street over the Central Westchester Parkway near George Washington School are closed.

It sounds like the old advice - 'Go West young man' may again be appropriate.

The retaining wall on North Broadway in front of the Rural Cemetary has finally been repaired, and we will not have to worry about additional rocks falling into the roadway this winter.