Road conditions
Closures and crashes from 511NY, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the live cameras, the I-90, I-95 and I-81 corridor pages, and what the season does to New York's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map. City traffic cameras: Rochester, NY, Syracuse, Albany and Long Island.
New York's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.
New York's official road conditions app is 511NY.
Every 511NY camera on one map, with the route and mile marker where the DOT gives one.
City camerasLive cameras on the Buffalo freeways.
City camerasLive cameras on the New York City freeways.
Chain lawThe rule, its conditions and its sources.
CorridorThe whole I-90 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.
CorridorThe whole I-95 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.
CorridorThe whole I-81 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.
DrawbridgesWhere the movable spans are and the federal opening rule for each.
Mile markersHow New York numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.
ReportWhat the 511NY feed carried over the holiday weekend.
I-90, the Thruway, is the spine, from the New York City end up past Albany, then west through Syracuse and Rochester to Buffalo, over 400 miles. I-87 runs the Thruway from the city to Albany, then the Adirondack Northway to the Canadian border. I-81 comes up from Pennsylvania through Syracuse to the Thousand Islands. I-88, I-86 and US-20 carry the traffic between and below.
Lake-effect snow off Erie and Ontario can drop feet, not inches, on I-90 and I-81 in hours, and when a travel ban or closure comes down it is announced by milepost. The Thruway posts speed reductions and commercial-vehicle bans by mile range. Long stretches of the Northway and I-81 run through remote country, and downstate, a coastal storm can shut the bridges and parkways for high-profile vehicles.
In October 2026, MileCheck's archive of the 511NY feed held 590 unique reports, including 46 closure reports, 22 crash reports, 471 work-zone reports and 42 weather reports. The routes with the most reports were US-9, I-87 and NY-5. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the October Highway Report.
The map above shows full closures from the 511NY feed as red markers, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. The page checks MileCheck's feed every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open 511NY.
511NY is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same 511NY feed and adds the New York cameras, the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.
This page checks MileCheck's feed every five minutes. 511NY updates individual reports on its own schedule. Source update times are shown when available.
Yes. The app shows the same 511NY alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $19.99 a year or $4.99 a month after a 2-week free trial.
Your mile marker shows even offline. 511NY alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.
More questions: Why is the highway closed? · Is there one app with 511 alerts for every state? · How do I tell 911 where I am on the highway?
The Monthly Highway Report
Closures, crashes and roadwork from the state road feeds, once a month in your inbox. See the October report. No spam.
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