Infrastructure
Construction Embargoes
DOT imposes construction embargoes during significant special events, including the New York City Marathon, parades, and for the winter holiday season. During embargoes, all active permits in the affected area(s) are suspended and no new permits may be approved, unless a waiver for the work is granted by DOT. Read more about embargoes in the Street Works Manual
- NYC Half Marathon Construction Embargo - March 14-16, 2014
- St. Patrick's Day Parade Construction Embargo - March 14-17, 2014
- Mets Citifield Opening Day Construction Embargo - March 29-31, 201
NYC Half Marathon Construction Embargo - March 14-16, 2014
A special event construction embargo is in effect for the NYC Half Marathon Event. From 12:01 am Friday, March 14 through 11:59 pm Sunday, March 16, 2014 at the locations noted below only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the dates and locations noted. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed locations in Manhattan are as follows (see map):
Formation- Central Park South between 7th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- Grand Army Plaza between 59th Street and 60th Street
- Central Park East Drive between 60th Street and 72nd Street
- Central Park Center Drive between 59th Street and Central Park East Drive
- Central Park East Drive between 72nd Street and 110th Street/ Lenox Avenue
- 110th Street between Lenox Avenue and Frederick Douglass Circle
- Frederick Douglass Circle (Entire Traffic Circle)
- Central Park East Drive between Central Park West Drive and 59th Street
- 7th Avenue between 59th Street and 42nd Street
- 42nd Street between 7th Avenue and West Side Highway
- West Side Highway (Northbound) between 42nd Street and 44th Street
- West Side Highway (Southbound) between 44th Street and Battery Park Underpass
- Battery Park Underpass between West Side Highway (Southbound) and FDR Drive/South Street Exit/Old Slip
- South Street between Old Slip and Maiden Lane
- Maiden Lane between South Street and Water Street
- Water Street between Maiden Lane and Wall Street
- Water Street between Wall Street and Whitehall Street
- State Street between Whitehall Street and Pearl Street
- Front Street between Maiden Lane and Old Slip
- Wall Street between Pearl Street and South Street
- Gouvernuer Lane between Water Street and South Street
- Hanover Square between Water Street and Stone Street
- Stone Street between Hanover Square and Coenties Alley
- Coenties Alley/Slip between Stone Street and Water Street
- Pearl Street between Coenties Alley and Hanover Square
- Broad Street between Water Street and South Street
St. Patrick's Day Parade Construction Embargo - March 14-17, 2014
A special event construction embargo is in effect for the St. Patrick's Day Parade starting at 12:01 am Friday, March 14, through 11:59 pm Monday, March 17, 2014. During this time frame 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 period of March 14 through March 17, 2014. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. Utility cover openings are prohibited on roadways noted below between the hours of 6:00 am and midnight unless the utility or contractor can prove an emergency exists. The embargo areas in Manhattan are as follows (see map):
Formation- Vanderbilt Avenue between 43rd Street and 46th Street
- 44th Street and 45th Street between Vanderbilt Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 46th, 47th and 48th Streets between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
- 5th Avenue between 42nd Street and 44th Street
- 5th Avenue between 79th Street and 44th Street
- 5th Avenue between East 86th Street and 79th Street
- 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th and 85th Streets between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- 63rd Street and 64th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
- Madison Avenue between 63rd Street and 64th Street
Mets Citifield Opening Day Construction Embargo - March 29-31, 2014
A special event construction embargo is in effect for the Mets Citifield Opening Day as noted below. From 12:01 am Saturday, March 29 through 11:59 pm Monday, March 31, 2014 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 dates 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 unless the utility or contractor can prove an emergency exists. Work on those arterial highway systems that is behind jersey barriers and not affecting motorist may continue. The embargoed areas in Queens are as follows (see map):
Local Streets- Northern Boulevard between Junction Boulevard and Main Street
- Roosevelt Avenue between Prince Street and 104th Street
- College Point Boulevard between 31st Avenue and Horace Harding Boulevard
- 126th Street between Roosevelt Avenue and Northern Boulevard
- 111th Street between Roosevelt Avenue and Horace Harding Boulevard
- Astoria Boulevard between RFK (Triboro) Bridge Plaza and 114th Street
- Grand Central Parkway
- Brooklyn Queens Expressway
- Cross Island Parkway
- Long Island Expressway
- Whitestone Expressway
- Van Wyck Expressway
Monday March 31, 2014.