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| As part of its Citywide traffic improvement program, the New York City Department of Transportation has compiled a list of areas where major street construction or streetevents will impede the normal flow of traffic. This is a supplementary report to the published Weekly Traffic Advisory & Weekend Advisory. NOTE: In the event of a security alert, there may be unscheduled traffic delays or detours at river crossings, on highways and on local streets as determined by law enforcement authorities. In addition, security checkpoints at many locations may cause delays. Please allow extra time when you plan your trip. In the event of a snow emergency, special traffic regulations take effect. For updates and additional information, call the New York City Call Center, 311. Emergency street closures may be ordered by the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) or the New York Police Department. Visit the OEM and NYPD web sites for information. Get Email updates on transportation issues. Subscribe to DOT news. You can also register for news on other New York City government topics. 2009 NYC Triathlon Construction Embargo - July 23-July 26, 2009 Macy's 4th of July Annual Fireworks Celebration Construction Embargo Henry Hudson Parkway Lane Closures Green Light for Midtown Embargo Emergency Reconstruction of Borden Avenue Bridge Over Dutch Kills Fulton Street Travel Advisory Long Island Expressway HOV Lane Into Queens-Midtown Tunnel Open to All Vehicles With Three or More Passengers Brooklyn Battery Tunnel HOV-3 Lane on Gowanus Expressway Queensboro Bridge Manhattan-Bound HOV Lane Manhattan Bridge HOV 2+ Lane Staten Island Expressway Westbound Express Bus Lane Open to High-Occupancy Vehicles 2009 NYC Triathlon Construction Embargo - July 23-July 26, 2009
A special construction embargo is in effect for the NYC Triathlon event. From 12:01 am July 23 through 11:59 pm July 26, 2009 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 voided for these times at the locations noted below. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed.
Manhattan Locations: Northbound Henry Hudson Parkway between West 57th Street and the Henry Hudson Bridge; West 72nd Street between Riverside Drive and Central Park West. Bronx Locations: Northbound Henry Hudson Parkway between the Henry Hudson Bridge and the Mosholu Parkway exit ramp; Mosholu Parkway (eastbound) from Henry Hudson Parkway to Gun Hill Road exit. Macy’s 4th of July Annual Fireworks Celebration Construction Embargo
A special construction embargo is in effect for the Macy’s 4th of July Annual Fireworks Celebration. From 12:01am July 2 through 6:00am July 5, 2009 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 voided for those times at the locations noted below. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed.Locations: • 10th, 11th, and 12th Avenues between West 14th Street and West 59th Street, all inclusive • West End Avenue between West 59th Street and West 96th Street, all inclusive • Riverside Drive between West 72nd Street and West 96th Street, all inclusive • Henry Hudson Parkway between West 59th Street and West 125th Street, all inclusive Henry Hudson Parkway Lane Closures
Beginning June 8, the Department of Transportation will begin structural and safety repairs on the northbound and southbound Henry Hudson Parkway (West Side Highway) bridges. Up to two travel lanes will be closed during overnight hours to accommodate the repair work. Contract work on the parkway bridges between West 72nd Street and West 96th Street will involve the repair of expansion joints, removal of deteriorated armor joints and sealer, displacement of joint wearing surface and installation of new expansion joint system. The expected completion date is July 31, 2009.
Work in the southbound direction will begin only after completion of all northbound work. The contractor may close up to two lanes on the parkway during late night hours as shown below. At least one lane will be open in each direction at all the times Northbound Henry Hudson Parkway: Southbound Henry Hudson Parkway: Green Light for Midtown Embargo
A special construction embargo is in effect for the Green Light for Midtown project for the dates and locations listed below. 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 dates and locations noted below are hereby voided for this period. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. This embargo applies to Street Opening, Sidewalk and Building Operation Permits issued by the New York City Department of Transportation. Utility Cover Access Authorization numbers are required 24/7 for emergency and non-emergency openings. We encourage any planned work be expedited and completed before the effective dates for the locations of this embargo. The anticipated restoration requirements will be significant and the responsibility of the Permittee.
The embargoed areas and dates are:Dates: April 20, 2009 through September 7, 2009 (includes all restrictions above) Location: Broadway from Columbus Circle/Central Park South to East 22nd Street Dates: May 23, 2009 through June 6, 2009 (Use of parking lane for building operations is permitted. However, encroachment into travel lanes will not be tolerated and will be strictly enforced.) Location:
Emergency Reconstruction of Borden Avenue Bridge Over Dutch Kills
The Department of Transportation will close the Borden Avenue Bridge from December 2008 through July 2009. The bridge closure will require detour routes for all vehicles. Local businesses will maintain access in the closure zones. See details.
A special construction embargo is effective immediately, and will be in effect for approximately 6 months, for the following areas in Queens due to the full closure of the Borden Avenue drawbridge for emergency rehabilitation scheduled for mid-January 2009. Any permits issued prior to the date of this notice for work in the areas listed are hereby voided. The projected completion of the rehabilitation work is 6 months. The affected area is: area bounded by 49th Avenue/Hunters Point Avenue on the north; Borden Avenue on the South; Van Dam Street on east; 21st Street on the west; all inclusive.
In addition, there will be parking restrictions in the vicinity of the bridge from January through July 2009 at all times from 25th Street to 30th Place between Borden Avenue and Hunter's Point/49th Avenue and from 50th Avenue to 51st Avenue between 27th Street and 25th Street.
Long Island Expressway HOV Lane Into Queens-Midtown Tunnel Open to All Vehicles With Three or More Passengers
The existing bus and taxi high occupancy vehicle lane (HOV) into the Queens-Midtown Tunnel is open for any motorists who have three or more persons in their vehicle (HOV 3+). The hours of operation are 7 am to 10 am on the westbound LIE from Calvary Cemetery to the tunnel.
The $4.5 million expansion of the HOV lane was made possible following an upgrade to movable concrete barrier from the existing plastic pylons and cones that have been previously utilized. The change to movable concrete barrier provided increased safety protection - including reduced accident risks and improving the contra-flow lane operation.
The Movable Concrete Barrier (MCB) system consists of a series of safety-shaped concrete barrier segments connected by steel-pinned hinges to form a continuous barrier. The cross-section of the concrete barrier is similar to the standard safety-shape barrier except the top of the barrier has a "T" shape, which allows connected segments to be lifted and shifted laterally using a Barrier Transfer Machine (BTM). The BTM can move the concrete barrier at a speed of about six to eight mph and would take about half an hour to move the barrier into position.
The New York State Department of Transportation In-House Structures Unit designed this project and construction personnel trained New York City DOT crews on the operation of the machinery. The State DOT turned the project over to the City DOT to operate following the completion of construction.
New York City DOT is now responsible for the operation and maintenance of the movable barrier system. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will coordinate the safe traffic movement in from the HOV lane into the Tunnel area. The New York City Police Department will be enforcing the HOV 3+ restrictions.
Motorcycle riders are allowed to use HOV lanes.
The HOV lane on the Gowanus Expressway leading to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel is open only to vehicles with three or more passengers, buses, emergency vehicles, and taxis and for-hire vehicles with at least one passenger. Vehicles using the HOV lane must have E-Z Pass.
The HOV-3 lane runs from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and is in effect Manhattan-bound only from 6 am to 10 am on weekdays. Vehicles with fewer than three people are not be permitted in the HOV lane but other vehicles will be able to access the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel via the regular lanes of the Gowanus Expressway.
The South Upper Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge accommodates the Manhattan-bound high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane containing two or more people from 6 am to 10 am, Monday to Friday. Access is to East 58th Street/East 57th Street in Manhattan from Thomson Avenue or 21st Street at 43rd Avenue in Queens. Motorcycle riders are allowed to use HOV lanes.
Between the hours of 6:00 am and 10:00 am Monday to Friday, cars with two or more people and buses may use the HOV lane to Manhattan (left lane of the inbound upper roadway). They may access the lane from the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) eastbound Exit 29A or from Flatbush Avenue (follow signs) or from the BQE westbound Exit 29, then turn right onto Gold Street or proceed straight onto Flatbush Avenue.
See the access map.
In Manhattan the left turn from the upper roadway onto Canal Street at Chrystie Street is prohibited from 5:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday to Friday. Vehicles utilizing the HOV lane will have access to Chrystie Street northbound and Canal Street eastbound.
Beginning Monday morning, March 23, 2009, the Staten Island Expressway bus lane eastbound (Brooklyn-bound) is open to high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs), vehicles with two or more occupants, weekdays between 6 am and 10 am. The westbound (New Jersey-bound) lane is already open to HOVs weekdays between 3 pm and 7 pm. At all other times, the lanes will be restricted to buses.
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