traffic

A While ago I posted a video about a woman who drove her car on a sidewalk to avoid a stopped school bus.  Well, he punishment is in.

As your afternoon traffic guy on GNA I always stress that you drive safely and be careful on your commute home. The slightest wrong move can really make for a long delay on one of the major roadways and make for a bad day for the person who caused the accident as well.

Gov Cuomo has just announced that the Tappan Zee Bridge near New York City will close at 4PM today (10/29) due to the high winds associated with Sandy. If you're wondering about any possible bridge closings in the Albany area, New York State has a twitter account setup that will display information about bridges across the state. If you don't have Twitter, you can follow along here:

The next six weekends will be full of headaches for people trying to get around the Albany Area. From I-87 (the Northway) to the overflow of traffic on Route 9, we all have to expect that it will take us a little longer to get around. Construction begins Friday, September 7, 2012 at 10pm on the Twin Bridges (Thaddeus Kosciusko bridges on Interstate 87 over the Mohawk River).

I just thought it was amazing that a 93 year old was still driving.

UPDATE - June 22, 2012 at 7:45 p.m. The Fuller Road closures for the weekend could be a problem for some Albany area graduations.

Construction on Fuller Road has been going on since April, 2011, and it’s still going on.

It closed for construction between Railroad Avenue and Washington Avenue on May 4, and it wasn’t supposed to be open until Monday, May 14.

HBO Films will be shooting scenes for "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight" in Albany and Schenectady today and tomorrow. As a result, the following roads will be closed.

Almost everyone knows that President Obama will be in the Albany area to visit The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering in Albany, to speak about the economy.

So I turn onto Fuller Road from Central Avenue in Colonie, and I see a sign that shows that "Fuller Road is closing from may 4 through May 14". I’m thinking, “you’ve got to be kidding?”

If you're driving around the Albany area, remember to stop when you see a school bus stopped with its red lights flashing- after all, it is the law.