The
Loop Parkway was closed temporarily due to an equipment malfunction with a
drawbridge, according to the Town of Hempstead.
The
town said in a tweet that New York state engineers “are working on a fix and
will continue to share updates" involving the Long Creek Bridge. It had originally stated that a fix was hours away.
However, the Town of Hempstead tweeted that the drawbridge was reopened.
The
exact nature of the malfunction was not immediately known.
Photo courtesy of Dylan Cuttler