The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that beginning Sunday, October 15, the lower roadway of the Manhattan Bridge will be closed for the next year. During these twelve months all three lanes of the lower roadway will undergo a complete rehabilitation. While the upper level of the Manhattan Bridge will remain open, DOT recommends that motorists use an alternate route to cross the East River during this closure.
DOT Announces Year-Long Closure of the Lower Roadway on the Manhattan Bridge
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that beginning Sunday, October 15, the lower roadway of the Manhattan Bridge will be closed for the next year. During these twelve months all three lanes of the lower roadway will undergo a complete rehabilitation. While the upper level of the Manhattan Bridge will remain open, DOT recommends that motorists use an alternate route to cross the East River during this closure.
During the rehabilitation there will be no access to the lower roadway from either end of the bridge. All traffic will be directed to the upper roadways where two lanes will be maintained in both directions at all times. Pedestrians and bicyclists will share access along the Manhattan Bridge’s South walkway since the North bikeway will be closed. New York City Transit service on the bridge will not be affected. To help distribute traffic amongst the other East River crossings, the North Outer Roadway on the Williamsburg Bridge will be open to truck traffic.
An extra lane will be created on northbound Chrystie Street and the Bowery for motorists entering Manhattan during the morning rush. The south inner roadway of the Williamsburg Bridge will be reversed inbound (except for buses and trucks) to create two additional lanes for traffic to Manhattan during the morning rush.
For more information and details about the construction plans please visit the D.O.T. website, Click Here.
a former student
sorry for the people that commute to morristown :(
easy route
use the brooklyn bridge get off the exit after the fdr that goes to church st, it takes you directly to the holland tunnel, much faster than using the manhattan bridge
wondering
just take the upper level
yikes!!!!?????!?!?!?!?
all i can say is MAJOR TRAFFIC ON OTHER WAYS OF GETING PLACES!!!!!!!!!!
mass hypertention
for those of us traveling to anywhere out of the state, notice that besides for manhattan the bridge is the road to every single highway on the mainland: Newark Airport, morristown, lakewood, the catskills – nobody will be unaffected by this closure.
morristowner
to a former student:
rabbi witkes knows his way around-he will get there at the same speed as he usually does :)