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| This page lists areas where major street construction projects and street events will interrupt the normal flow of traffic. This is a supplementary report to the published Weekly Traffic Advisory & Weekend Advisory. Construction EmbargoesNY Giants Ticker Tape Parade Embargo - February 7, 2012 Traffic AdvisoriesGiants Parade Street Closings
Construction EmbargoesNY Giants Ticker Tape Parade Embargo - February 7, 2012A special event embargo is in effect for the 2012 NY Giants Ticker Tape Parade. From 12:01am to 9pm February 7, 2012 at the locations noted below (see map) 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. Locations in Manhattan(Areas bounded by and all inclusive): · Harrison Street/Worth Street/Chatham Square/Catherine Street on the north · Battery Park/Whitehall Ferry Terminal on the south · East River on the east · Hudson River on the west, all inclusive Note: Overnight work associated with the NYCDOT Bridge contractor for the Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation project (Contract No.: BRC270 C/P) from 11PM to 6AM the next day is exempt from this embargo. 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Construction EmbargoA special event construction embargo is in effect for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. During the dates and 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 below. Utility cover openings are also restricted for item II below unless an emergency authorization number has been obtained from the Department of Transportation. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed dates and locations in Manhattan are as follows: Load In/Out Dates:· Thursday, January 19, 2012 through Wednesday, February 8, 2012 · Friday, February 17, 2012 through Monday, February 27, 2012 Locations (Area bounded by): · West 65th Street on the North · West 60th Street on the South · Columbus Avenue / 9th Avenue on the East · Amsterdam Avenue on the West Show Dates: · Thursday, February 9, 2012 through Thursday, February 16, 2012 Locations (Area bounded by): · West 72nd Street on the North · West 57th Street on the South · Central Park West / Columbus Circle / 8th Avenue on the East · Amsterdam Avenue / 10th Avenue on the West Traffic AdvisoriesGiants Parade Street ClosingsThe following streets in Manhattan will be closed to vehicular traffic on Tuesday from 10 am to 2 pm for the NY Giants ticker tape parade:· State Street between Whitehall and Broadway · Battery Place between 3rd Place and Broadway · Broadway between State Street and Worth Street/Chambers Street · Reade Street between Broadway and Centre Street · Worth Street between Broadway and Centre Street · Centre Street and Lafayette Street between Worth Street and Chambers Street · Warren Street, Murray Street, Park Place and Barclay Street between Broadway and Church Street Closures are subject to change at the discretion of NYPD. Chambers Street ReconstructionThe 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. Closure of the 149th Street Bridge over the LIRRBeginning 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 ExpresswayOn 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:
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. First Avenue TunnelOn January 27, 2010, DOT will begin the rehabilitation of the First Avenue Tunnel. Contract work includes repairs on the roadway, sidewalks, tunnel walls, and ceiling. In the First Avenue Tunnel (East 41st Street to East 47th Street) there will be closures from 10:00 pm to 2:00 pm on weekdays and from 10:00 pm on Fridays until 2:00 pm on Mondays. There will be lane closures from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Saturdays and Sundays on First Avenue from East 42nd Street to East 48th Street and at the intersection of First Avenue and East 47th Street. Queensboro Bridge Manhattan-Bound HOV-2 LaneAn 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 LaneBetween 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. | |
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