Friday May 18, 2012 to Sunday May 20, 2012

This traffic alert details the locations of road construction and other events that will affect the flow of traffic this weekend. This information is subject to change.

Lane closings may also occur due to circumstances beyond DOT's control. Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather, security alerts and other emergencies. For up-to-the-minute information, visit 511NY, New York State's official traffic and travel information source. Visit the Office of Emergency Management and NYPD for emergency street closure updates. Subscribe to DOT News to receive email updates on transportation issues. DOT also issues Weekly Traffic Advisories and Special Alerts. 
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Other state and local agencies are responsible for street construction work in New York City. Visit the Department of Design and Construction, the New York State Department of Transportation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and MTA for more construction and traffic information.
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The times listed for closures for street fairs are for the actual times of the street fairs themselves. The streets may be closed for longer to allow for set-up and breakdown. Street fair organizers are generally permitted to begin set-up at 8 am and breakdown must be completed by 7 pm.

Manhattan

East 59th Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rdAvenue: This street will be closed from 7am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday to facilitate NYCDDC trunk water main and utility work. Motorists should use alternate routes and posted detours to access Queensboro Bridge such as 2nd Avenue southbound or East 58th Street eastbound onto the Second Avenue contra flow lane.

West 12th Street between West 4th Street and Greenwich Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 15th Street between Union Square East and Irving Place: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 19th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South: This street will be closed Sunday from 9am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 24th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 9am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 25th Street between Lexington Avenue and 3rd Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 27th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 36th Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 43rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 48th Street between 3rd Avenue and 2nd Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 49th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 12:01am to 7am to facilitate crane operation.

West 51st Street between 7th Avenue and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 54th Street between 8th Avenue and Broadway: This street will be closed 6am Saturday to 9pm Sunday to facilitate crane operation.

West 56th Street between 7th Avenue and 6th Avenue: This street will be closed 6am Saturday to 9pm Sunday to facilitate crane operation.

East 65th Street between Lexington Avenue and 3rd Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 9am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 77th Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 88th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Columbus Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 3pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 94th Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 10am to 5pm to facilitate crane operation.

East 102nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 124th Street between Adam Clayton Powell and Frederick Douglas Boulevard: This street will be closed Sunday from 8am to 9pm to facilitate crane operation.

West 158th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 10am to 5pm to facilitate crane operation.

Irving Place between East 14th Street and East 15th Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

Southbound Irving Place between East 15th Street and East 16th Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 6am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

Dyckman Street between Seaman Avenue and Broadway: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 4pm to facilitate crane operation.

Cortlandt Street between Broadway and Church Street: This street will be closed 10pm Friday to 6am Saturday, and 10pm Saturday to 6am Sunday to facilitate crane operation.

Crosby Street between Broome Street and Spring Street: This street will be closed Saturday and/or Sunday from 8am to 6pm to facilitate crane operation.

Route:
• 3rd Avenue between Astor Place and 14th Street
• Cooper Avenue between Saint Marks Place and 7th Street
The above streets will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council 3rd Avenue Spring Festival event as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Route:
• Duane Street between Greenwich Street and Hudson Street
• Greenwich Street between Reade Street and Jay Street
The above streets will be closed Saturday from 11am to 3pm for the Taste of Tribeca event as permitted by the Mayor’ Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

9th Avenue between East 42nd Street and East 57th Street: This street will be closed Saturday and Sunday from 12pm Noon to 5pm for the Ninth Avenue Food Festival event as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Formation:
• 56th Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue
Route:
• Madison Avenue between 56th Street and 47th Street
• 47th Street between Madison Avenue and 2nd Avenue
Dispersal:
• 47th Street between 2nd Avenue and 1st Avenue
The above streets will be closed Saturday from 12pm Noon to 2pm for the Federation of Turkish American Day Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Formation:
• 61st Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• 62nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• 63rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
Route:
• 5th Avenue between 61st Street and 79th Street
Dispersal:
• 5th Avenue between 79th Street and 80th Street
• 80th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 1pm to 3:30pm for the 369 Veteran Day Parade as permitted by NYPD.

Amsterdam Avenue between 77th Street and 90th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 12pm Noon to 5pm for the Amsterdam Avenue Festival event as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Amsterdam Avenue between 106th Street and 110th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 9am to 6pm for the Columbus Amsterdam Bid (DOT Walks) event as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Stone Street between Hanover Square and Broad Street; Mill Lane between Stone Street and South William Street: This street will be closed starting April 1, 2012 through November 30, 2012 from 11am to midnight as part of the Stone Street Mall as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Manhattan/Brooklyn

Brooklyn Bridge: One of three lanes may be closed in eastbound direction to Brooklyn as needed 10am to 3pm weekdays. These closures are necessary to facilitate long term bridge construction activity. Off peak hour single lane closures will occur, as needed on the local streets under the bridge through 2013. Several work zones exist on the bicycle/pedestrian promenade with narrow areas to transverse. This Bridge is closed to Manhattan-bound traffic overnight as of Monday night April 4th, 2011 to perform necessary long term rehabilitation and repainting work. Brooklyn-bound traffic will be maintained throughout the project as will the span’s pedestrian and cycling path. Motorists should follow signed routes to access the bridge leaving Manhattan. The northbound FDR exit to the Brooklyn Bridge is closed starting 1 hour before closure hours noted below. Motorists should use the prior South Street exit. The Brooklyn Queens Expressway eastbound exit to the Brooklyn Bridge is closed starting as early as 30 minutes before closure hours noted below. Motorists should proceed to the following Manhattan Bridge exit or use the prior Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (pay toll) exit for access to Manhattan. All work will occur overnight during off peak hours, when Manhattan-bound motorists will be detoured to the nearby Manhattan Bridge, or may choose other crossings. The full closure for traffic proceeding Manhattan bound/westbound overnight will occur Monday night through Friday morning between 11pm and 6am, Saturday 12:01am to 7am and 12:01am to 9am Sunday. The westbound/Manhattan-bound exit onto Pearl Street will be closed 11pm Friday, May 18 to 6am Monday, May 21, 2012. During this time motorists should use the Chambers Street/Centre Street exit or the Park Row South exit for access to Lower Manhattan.
Note: One of three eastbound lanes may remain closed until 2pm Saturday and Sunday.

Brooklyn Bridge; Southbound FDR Drive access ramp and northbound FDR Drive access ramp onto the eastbound Brooklyn bound Brooklyn Bridge: The portion of the southbound FDR Drive access ramp that has direct access onto the bridge will be closed from 11pm Friday to 6am Monday. The portion of the northbound FDR Drive access ramp that has direct access onto the bridge will be closed from 11pm Friday to 6am Monday. Motorists should proceed onto the Civic Center/Pearl Street and re-enter the bridge. Additionally Frankfort Street between Gold Street and Pearl Street will be one-way eastbound during the hours noted above. Motorists should follow posted detour. Note: These closures are scheduled for the weekend of May 18- 21, 2012. Throughout this weekend motorists using the FDR Drive and proceeding onto the Brooklyn Bridge should consider the Centre Street or Park Row entrance or plan alternate East River crossings such as the Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge or Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (Pay toll facility).

Manhattan Bridge: One of two lanes on the north upper roadway westbound to Manhattan will be closed Saturday from 7am to 4:30pm. During this time there will be two additional lanes open on the lower roadway westbound, and two lanes open eastbound on the south upper roadway.

Brooklyn

Gowanus Expressway southbound/outbound between Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Prospect Expressway: One of four lanes will be closed 11pm Friday to Midnight, and two of four lanes closed from 12:01am to 7am Saturday. During the two-lane closure, thru traffic on the Gowanus Expressway destined for the Belt Parkway/Verrazano Narrows Bridge must use the extreme left lane, access to the Prospect Expressway if from the right lane. This work is necessary to facilitate the relocation of concrete jersey barrier by NYSDOT.
Upon completion of this work, four lanes of traffic will reopen and a new traffic pattern (middle lane closures) will be in effect as of 7am Saturday, May 19, 2012 to the end of August 2012. Southbound/Outbound motorists should use extreme left lane or the extreme right or middle lanes to continue on the Gowanus Expressway for access to Belt Parkway/Verrazano Narrows Bridge/Staten Island. Motorists destined for the Prospect Expressway exit ramp should proceed in the center lanes.

Rockwell Place between Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue: This street will be closed 6am Saturday to 9pm Sunday to facilitate crane operation.

Route:
• Washington Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard
• Empire Boulevard between Washington Avenue and Flatbush Avenue
• Flatbush Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Grand Army Plaza
• Grand Army Plaza (Entire Circle)
• Ocean Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Parkside Avenue
• Parkside Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Park Circle
Route: (In Prospect Park):
• West Lake Drive between East Drive and South Lake Drive
• South Lake Drive between West Lake Drive and East Lake Drive
• East Lake Drive between South Lake Drive and East Drive
• West Drive between East Drive and West Lake Drive
Route (Continued):
• Park Circle between South Lake Drive and Ocean Parkway entrance ramp
• Ocean Parkway between Ocean Parkway entrance ramp and Surf Avenue
• Surf Avenue between Ocean Parkway and West 12th Street
• Boardwalk between West 10th Street and Stillwell Avenue
The above streets will be closed Saturday from 7am to 10:30am to the Brooklyn Half Marathon event as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Formation:
• 3rd Avenue between 86th Street and 69th Street
• 69th Street between 3rd Avenue and 5th Avenue
• 5th Avenue between 69th Street and 66th Street
Dispersal:
• Included within the route
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 1:30pm to 3:30pm for the Norwegian-American May Parade as permitted by NYPD.

5th Avenue between Sterling Place and 12th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 12pm Noon to 6pm for the Park Slope 5th Avenue District Management Association Fabulous 5th Festival as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Emmons Avenue (south side/eastbound only) between 28th Street and Ocean Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 12pm Noon to 6pm for the Bay Fest as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Flatbush Avenue between Parkside Avenue and Cortelyou Road: This street will be closed Sunday from 12pm Noon to 6pm for the Flatbush Avenue Festival as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Bronx

Formation:
• East Mosholu Parkway North between Hull Avenue and Webster Avenue
Route:
• East Mosholu Parkway North between Webster Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue
Festival:
• East Mosholu Parkway North between Bainbridge Avenue and Van Cortlandt Avenue East
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 12pm Noon to 6pm for the Bronx Week Parade and Food Festival as permitted by NYPD and the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).

Route:
• East 158th Street between Grand Concourse and Walton Avenue
• Walton Avenue between East 158th Street and 161st Street
• Grand Concourse between East 161st Street and East 155th Street
The above streets will be closed Sunday from 7:30am to 12pm Noon for the Bronx Week Hall of Fame Run as permitted by the Mayor’s Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO).