WPCNR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAY. By the WPCNR ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER. August 23, 2010 UPDATED 9:05 P.M.E.D.T.: 

Today's Photographs are the first-ever looks at the Department of  Transportation massive reconfiguation of the Exit 7 Westbound I-287 entrances to I-287 and the Central Westchester Parkway. Monday afternoon rush hour showed traffic flowing smoothly at the three lanes into one merge at 5 P.M.

Westbound traffic on I-287  wishing to access Route 22 to North White Plains and the Taconic Parkway  should take the new Exit 7 (just after exit 8 coming from Connecticut.

Motorists Bound for Central Westchester Parkway (Route 22, Valhalla, Bronx River Parkway/Taconic come off I-287 westbound up Route 7 on this ramp,which feeds into single lane traffic leaving White Plains in one lane far left (below), and White Plains traffic leaving for I-287 westbound from Harrison, on right

Reverse angle of above photo is show below,  showing three lane converge: Traffic leaving White Plains on left, Traffic for Central Westchester Parkway in center lane, and motorists leaving White Plains in a single lane on far right: (Redesign prevents the cross over entering and entering traffic of the former entrance.)

Three lanes converge below:

Three Lanes Merge into 2, (below)with Ebersole Ice Rink flying by on right.

Under the Grant Avenue bridge (below)

Three lanes merge into one lane headed towards a fork (below) with an entrance to I-287 Westbound on left, and Central Westchester Parkway on right.

I-287 Motorists merge smoothly with a long entrance to get up to speed (below)

Department of Transportation Bonus:

Silver Lake and West Harrison residents can now swing across directly into White Plains and The Westchester shopping mall and Stop N Shop via this spur from Columbus Avenue and Locust Avenue, now open.