2012 Tour De Brooklyn Construction Embargo - June 1-3, 2012

A special event construction embargo is in effect for the Tour De Brooklyn. From 12:01am Friday, June 1 through 11:59pm Sunday, June 3, 2012 at the locations identified only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the time frame and locations noted. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. Utility cover openings are prohibited on roadways noted below. The embargoed locations are as follows (see map):

• Navy Street between Flushing Avenue and Myrtle Avenue
  
• Ashland Place between Myrtle Avenue and Dekalb Avenue
  
• Dekalb Avenue between Ashland Place and Bond Street
  
• Bond Street between Dekalb Avenue and Livingston Street
  
• Livingston Street between Bond Street and Nevins Street
  
• Nevins Street between Livingston Street and Carroll Street
  
• Carroll Street between Nevins Street and 4th Avenue
  
• 4th Avenue between Carroll Street and 68th Street
  
• 68th Street between 4th Avenue and Colonial Road
  
• Colonial Road between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Ave/69th Street
  
• Bay Ridge Avenue/69th Street between Colonial Road and Shore Road
  
• Shore Road between Bay Ridge Avenue/69th Street and 4th Avenue
  
• 4th Avenue between Shore Road and 100th Street
  
• 100th Street between 4th Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway
  
• Fort Hamilton Parkway between 100th Street and General Lee Avenue
  
• General Lee Avenue between Fort Hamilton Parkway and White Avenue
  
• White Avenue between General Lee Avenue and Pence Street
  
• Pence Street between White Avenue and Sterling Drive
  
• Sterling Drive between Pence Street and Grimes Road
  
• Grimes Road between Sterling Drive and Stonewall Jackson Drive
  
• Sterling Drive between Grimes Road and Pershing Loop
  
• Pershing Loop (Entire Loop)
  
• General Lee Avenue between Pershing Loop and Washington Drive
  
• Washington Drive between General Lee Avenue and Poly Place
  
• Poly Place between Washington Drive and 14th Avenue
  
• 14th Avenue between Poly Place and 85th Street
  
• 85th Street between 14th Avenue and Bay Parkway
  
• Bay Parkway between 85th Street and Avenue J
  
• Avenue J between Bay Parkway and Ocean Parkway
  
• Ocean Parkway Bike Path between Avenue J and Church Avenue
  
• Ocean Parkway North Bound Service Road between Church Avenue and Park Circle
  
• Park Circle between Ocean Parkway and South Lake Drive
  
• South Lake Drive between Park Circle and East Drive (In Prospect Park)
  
• East Drive between South Lake Drive and Flatbush Avenue (In Prospect Park)
  
• Flatbush Avenue between East Drive and Vanderbilt Avenue
  
• Vanderbilt Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Park Avenue
  
• Park Avenue between Vanderbilt Avenue and Navy Street
  Section B:
  
• Flatbush Avenue between DeKalb Avenue and Fulton Street
  
• Nevins Street between Flatbush Avenue and Livingston Street
  
• Union Street between Nevins Street and 4th Avenue
  
• 4th Avenue between Union Street and Carroll Street
  
• 68th Street between Colonial Road and Shore Road
  
• Shore Road between 68th Street and Bay Ridge Avenue/69th Street
  
• Ocean Parkway North Bound Main Road between Avenue J and Park Circle
  

2012 Celebrate Israel Parade Construction Embargo - June 2-3, 2012

A special event construction embargo is in effect for the Salute to Israel Parade. From 12:01am Saturday, June 2 through 11:59pm Sunday, June 3, 2012 at the locations noted below for this embargo only emergency work, including utility cover openings, may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the time frame and locations noted (see map). There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed.

• 52nd Street between Park Avenue and 7th Avenue
  
• 53rd Street between Park Avenue and 7th Avenue
  
• 54th Street between Park Avenue and 7th Avenue
  
• 55th Street between Park Avenue and 7th Avenue
  
• 56th Street between Park Avenue and 7th Avenue
  

2012 Taste of Times Square Construction Embargo - June 8-11, 2012

A special event construction embargo is in effect for the Taste of Times Square. From 12:01am Friday, June 8 through 11:59pm Monday, June 11, 2012 at the locations noted below for this embargo only emergency work, including utility cover openings, may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the time frame and locations noted (see map). There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed.

• Broadway Pedestrian Plaza between 42nd Street and 48th Street
  
• West 46th Street between Broadway and 9th Avenue 
  

Traffic Advisories

Chambers Street Reconstruction

The Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is performing work on Chambers Street in order to install new water mains and upgrade other utilities. To safely accommodate the work, parts of Chambers Street between Broadway and West Street will become one-way, open to only westbound traffic. During Phase I, scheduled to end in late 2011, work will be performed between West Broadway and West Street. Phase II, scheduled to run from late 2011 through summer 2012, will include work between Broadway and West Broadway. Two-way traffic will be maintained on blocks not under construction.
Download an informational booklet on the Chambers Street reconstruction (pdf)

Closure of the 149th Street Bridge over the LIRR

Beginning on May 10, 2010, DOT will rehabilitate the 149th Street Bridge over the Long Island Rail Road, between Roosevelt Avenue and 41st Avenue in Queens. The roadway, sidewalks, and parapet will be completely rebuilt and replaced. The work is expected to be completed by the end of November, 2011. Please use the 147th Street or 149th Place bridges as alternate routes.

Lane Closures on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

On or about April 29, 2010, DOT will begin work on the on the Summit Street Pedestrian Bridge over the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. The existing protective coating will be cleaned and removed through abrasive blasting techniques. A new, epoxy-zinc protective coating system will be applied to all steel superstructures. In order to mobilize equipment at the work site, during the work the contractor will close two lanes on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Kane Street and Hamilton Avenue for work under the Summit Street Pedestrian Bridge. These lane closures will occur:

• Tuesday to Friday: 1:00 am to 5:00 am
• Saturdays: 1:00 am to 6:00 am
• Sunday: 2:00 am to 7:00 am

Concrete barriers, advanced warning signs and pavement markings will be installed to maintain the safe flow of both vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the vicinity of the work area. The contractor may also close one traffic lane to permit the installation of paint containment units while maintaining the remaining lanes of traffic at all times. To limit construction noise all construction activity will be undertaken in accordance with the noise mitigation code.

Queensboro Bridge Manhattan-Bound HOV-2 Lane

An high occupancy vehicle lane is open on the Manhattan-bound South Upper Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge from 6 am to 9:30 am, Monday to Friday. The lane is open to cars containing two or more people and motorcycles. Drivers can reach the lane from Thomson Avenue or 21st Street at 43rd Avenue in Queens, it leads to East 58th Street/East 57th Street in Manhattan.

Manhattan Bridge HOV-2 Lane

Between 6 am and 10 am, Monday to Friday, cars with two or more people, buses, and motorcycles may use the left lane of the upper roadway inbound to Manhattan. Drivers can reach the lane from Exit 29A of the eastbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), or from Flatbush Avenue Extension (follow signs). It can also be reached from Exit 29 of the BQE westbound, by turning right onto Gold Street or proceeding straight onto Flatbush Avenue. See the access map.
In Manhattan, left turns from the upper roadway onto Canal Street at Chrystie Street are prohibited from 5 am to 3 pm Monday to Friday. Vehicles using the HOV lane will have access to Chrystie Street northbound and Canal Street eastbound.