Weekly Traffic Advisory

Saturday July 31, 2021 Friday August 6 2021

This traffic alert details road construction and other events that will affect the flow of traffic this week. Check the Weekend Traffic Advisory Check the Special Traffic Advisory

Lane closings may also occur due to circumstances beyond DOT's control. Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather, security alerts and other emergencies. For up-to-the-minute information, visit 511NY, New York State's official traffic and travel information source. Visit the Office of Emergency Management and NYPD for emergency street closure updates. DOT also issues supplementary Weekend Traffic Advisories and Special Alerts. Subscribe to traffic advisory email updates Visit the NYC Street Closures Map

Other state and local agencies are responsible for street construction work in New York City. Visit the Department of Design and Construction, the New York State Department of Transportation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and MTA for more construction and traffic information.
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Permits for parades, block parties, major street fairs and other public street events are not issued by DOT, and are listed on the Citywide events calendar.

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The City of New York's Department of Transportation issued a traffic alert for this week providing the locations of road construction and events where lane and street closings will affect the flow of traffic. Lane closings may also occur due to circumstances beyond our control. Major road, lane and street closings for the coming week are as follows:

East River Bridge Crossings

Brooklyn Bridge

Single-lane rolling closure will be Monday to Wednesday from 2 am to 6 am and from 10 am to 3 pm for Brooklyn-bound and from 11 pm to 6 am for Manhattan-bound to facilitate bridge maintenance. Also, Tillary Street ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge will be closed Monday to Sunday from 9 pm to 5 am next morning through 8/22/2021 to facilitate bike lane conversion.

Ed Koch/Queensboro Bridge

Single-lane Manhattan-bound north lower roadway will be closed Saturday from 12:01 am to 7 am and Monday to Thursday from 10 pm to 5 am next morning. Single-lane Queens-bound south lower roadway will be closed Saturday from 1 am to 7 am and Monday to Thursday from 11 pm to 5:30 am next morning. These lane closures are necessary to facilitate replacement of upper roadway.

Manhattan Bridge

Single-lane Manhattan-bound lower roadway will be closed 24/7. Single-lane Manhattan-bound north upper roadway will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 am to 7 pm and will be fully closed Friday 11 pm to 7 am next morning. These closures are necessary to facilitate bridge rehabilitation. During South Upper Roadway closure, lower roadway will be reversed to accommodate Brooklyn-bound traffic.

Manhattan

Route 9A between West 34 Street and West 39 Street

Northbound curb lane and one adjacent lane will be closed on an as needs basis to facilitate Javits Center Emergency Hospital until end of COVID-19 Emergency.

Route 9A between Battery Place and West 59 Street

Double-lane northbound and southbound will be closed daily from 8 am to 4:30 pm and nightly Sunday nights through Friday mornings from 10 pm to 6 am by NY State DOT for pavement restoration until the COVID-19 Emergency is lifted.

Frankfort Street between Pearl Street and Gold Street

This street will be reduced to only single-lane in each direction until further notice to facilitate rehabilitation of the Brooklyn Bridge's approach arches.

Festivals, Parades and Events

Lexington Avenue Summerfest

The following streets will be closed Sunday, August 1, 2021 for the Lexington Avenue Summerfest at the discretion of the NYPD.

Location(s):
  • Lexington Avenue between 42nd Street and 57th Street

Brooklyn/Queens

Grand Street Bridge over Newtown Creek

Bridge will be closed Saturdays and Sundays from 7 am to 3 pm through 8/28/2021 to facilitate bridge maintenance. Metropolitan Avenue may be used as an alternate route.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Atlantic Avenue and Cadman Plaza

Southbound single-lane will be closed weeknights from 12:01 am then double-lane will be closed from 1 am to 5 am and weekends double-lane will be closed from 1 am to 9 am through 7/31/2021 to facilitate maintenance.

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Metropolitan Avenue and Gowanus Expressway

single-lane in either direction will be closed nightly Sunday nights through Friday mornings from 11 pm to 6 am by NY State DOT for pavement restoration until the COVID-19 Emergency is lifted.

Prospect Expressway between Gowanus Expressway and Fort Hamilton Parkway

Single-lane in either direction will be closed Monday to Friday from 7 am to 3 pm by NY State DOT for wall restoration and maintenance until the COVID-19 Emergency is lifted.

Bronx/Manhattan

Broadway Bridge over the Harlem River

Bronx-bound right-lane and adjacent sidewalk will be closed Monday to Friday from 7 am to 3 pm and center-lane will be closed from 10 am to 2 pm to facilitate electrical work on the bridge.

University Heights Bridge over the Harlem River (207 Street)

Single-lane in either direction will be closed Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3 pm. Double-lane in either direction will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 pm to 6 am next morning and Saturday and Sunday from 12 am to 5 am. These closures will continue through 8/27/2021 and are necessary to facilitate bridge repair. At least one lane in each direction will remain open.

Washington Bridge over the Harlem River (181 Street)

Bronx-bound right and center lanes will be closed 24/7 through 8/9/2021 to facilitate bridge repair. South sidewalk will be closed for the duration of the project. Two lanes in each direction and north sidewalk will be maintained at all times.

Bronx

Hutchinson River Parkway between East Tremont exit and Pelham Parkway on-ramp to Southbound Hutchinson River Parkway

Single-lane will be closed in both directions Monday to Friday from 10 pm to 5 am next morning and double-lane will be closed from 12:01 am to 4 am through 8/13/2021 to facilitate the Rehabilitation of the Westchester Avenue Bridge.

Westchester Avenue Bridge between Waters Place and Ericson Place

Single-lane westbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 9 pm to 6 am next morning through 8/13/2021 to facilitate bridge rehabilitation. At least one westbound lane will be maintained at all times and no impact on eastbound.

Queens

Cross Island Parkway under Throgs Neck Bridge

Single-lane will be closed both direction and service road between Exit 32 and Exit 35 Monday to Friday from 10 am to 3 pm and 10 pm to 5 am next morning to facilitate bridge inspection.

Grand Central Parkway between Francis Lewis Boulevard and 188 Street

Eastbound single-lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 am to 2 pm and from 10 pm to 5 am next morning, Friday 11 pm to 7 am next morning, Saturday 10 am to 3 pm and 11 pm to 3 pm next day. Eastbound double-lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 7 am, and Sunday from 2 am to 9 am. Westbound single-lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 am to 3 pm and 10 pm to 5 am next morning, Friday 10 pm to 6 am next morning, Saturday 10 am to 3 pm and from 10 pm to 3 pm next day. These closures will continue through 10/24/2021 to facilitate safety improvements.

Long Island Expressway between Queens Midtown Tunnel and City Line

Single-lane eastbound and westbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 7 am to 3 pm by NY State DOT for wall restoration and maintenance until the COVID-19 Emergency is lifted.

Rehabilitation of I-678 Southbound to the Belt Cross Island Parkway Bridge

Bronx-bound I-678 Exit 16 will be reduced to one 11-foot lane Monday to Thursday from 11 pm to 5:30 am next morning and Saturday from 12:01 am to 9 am.

Rockaway Boulevard between Brookville Boulevard and City Line

Northbound single-lane will be closed Monday to Thursday from 9 pm to 5 am next morning. Southbound single-lane will be closed Monday to Thursday from 9 pm to 6 am next morning, Friday and Saturday from 10 pm to 8 am next morning. These closures are necessary through 9/1/2021 to facilitate sewer main installation and roadway restoration.

Roosevelt Avenue Bridge

Westbound traffic will be shifted to eastbound lane and eastbound traffic will be detoured via Northern Boulevard Saturday from 12:01 am to 5 am to facilitate repairs.

Staten Island

Arthur Kill Road Bridge over Staten Island Rapid Transit

St. Andrew’s Place will change to a one-way street with traffic flow from Arthur Kill Road/Lion Street toward Bethel Avenue. No parking regulations will be in place 24/7 on St. Andrew’s Place near the intersection of Arthur Kill Road and Lion Street. The new traffic pattern and parking regulations will be in place for approximately 5 months, through 8/31/2021, and are necessary to facilitate completion of construction near the Arthur Kill Road bridge.

Clove Road Bridge over SIRR:

Two-way traffic will be maintained at all times, but lanes will be reduced Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm to facilitate sidewalk and railing operations.

 

Information about scheduled maintenance and construction on MTA Bridges and Tunnels can be found on the MTA Web site.