Construction related to the Theodore Fremd Avenue wall project downtown is expected to result in a lane closure on the avenue beginning Monday, June 8, 2026 that is expected to last two months. Nearly twenty years after the 2007 flooding events, the project is replacing a retaining wall on the Blind Brook that runs alongside Theodore Fremd Avenue.
The Blind Brook runs from Indian Village under Interstate 95 and the Metro North train tracks and comes out making a hard right turn at Theodore Fremd Avenue. A short distance later the brook makes a hard left turn and heads down adjacent to Elm Street in downtown Rye.
- Beginning on June 8, southbound traffic on Theodore Fremd Avenue will be closed between Purchase Street and Elm Place.
- Northbound traffic on Theodore Fremd Avenue will remain open.
- Detours: southbound motorists on Purchase Street will be directed to:
- Elm Place, or
- further south via Locust Avenue, Orchard Avenue, or Central Avenue
- Car Park 2 Access: entry and exit to Car Park 2 will remain open; however all exiting vehicles must turn right (northbound) onto Theodore Fremd Avenue
