Brooklyn Bridge – Montgomery Coastal Resilience

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Brooklyn Bridge – Montgomery Coastal Resilience

BMCR Construction Notices

The Brooklyn Bridge-Montgomery Coastal Resilience (BMCR) project is located in Manhattan's Two Bridges neighborhood between Montgomery St. and the Brooklyn Bridge under the FDR Drive. View upcoming BMCR-related travel advisories, construction bulletins and notices for the most up-to-date information on closures, detours, and restrictions. Please note, due to unforeseen conditions (weather, field conditions, etc.) it may become necessary to change some scheduled work locations and operations.

Scroll to the bottom of the page to find an archive of all past bulletins and advisories.

BMCR Weekly Construction Bulletin

BMCR Construction Bulletin - Week of September 28, 2025
Anticipated work schedule for 09/28/2025 to 10/10/2025

Active BMCR Community Advisories

Limited Esplanade Access Between Market Slip & Pike Slip
Beginning Monday, October 6, 2025, ongoing for roughly three months
Monday to Friday, 7am to 4pm
To accommodate the installation of foundations for future amenities, the width of the esplanade between Market and Pike Slips will be temporarily limited. Please note: cyclists must dismount, as the narrow pathway will only be able to accommodate pedestrian traffic. For your safety, please follow on-site signage.

Vehicle & Pedestrian Traffic Shift at South Street and Robert F. Wagner Sr. Place | Spanish | Chinese
Beginning Monday, September 15, 2025, ongoing until further notice
To safely accommodate the next phase of flood protection construction, pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the intersection of South St. and Robert F. Wagner Sr. Pl. will be shifted. Pedestrian traffic will be shifted west. Northbound and southbound vehicle traffic will be shifted east, under the FDR Drive. For your safety, please follow on-site signage.

Closure under FDR at South Street and Pier 35 | Chinese
Starting April 19, 2024, ongoing until further notice
To access Pier 35, pedestrians should use the waterfront pathway from Rutgers Slip or the waterfront pathway from Pier 36. New barriers installed near Pier 35 to discourage midblock crossing. There is no direct access to Pier 35 from South Street. To access the waterfront from South Street, use crosswalks at the intersections Montgomery St., Rutgers Slip, Pike Slip, Market Slip, or Catherine Slip.

Greenway Closure and Bike Detour | Spanish | Chinese
Starting on about the week of March 11, 2024, ongoing until further notice
Construction of flood protection, new waterfront amenities, and an enhanced East River Greenway necessitates the closure of the existing two-way Greenway bike path along South Steet between Dover Steet and Catherine Slip. Cyclists are strongly encouraged to seek alternate routes or follow the new detour between John Street and Market Street. For northbound travel, use the East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) detour at Pike Steet/Allen Steet. Please follow posted signage.

Construction of the Interceptor Gate Building on Robert F. Wagner Sr. Place at South Street | Spanish | Chinese
Starting November 8, 2023, ongoing until further notice
The interceptor gate building, which will house the mechanics that operate the interceptor gate for the sewer system improvements, will be constructed of Robert F. Wagner Sr. Pl. at South Steet.

Mobilization begins on the Brooklyn Bridge - Montgomery Street Coastal Resiliency Project | Spanish | Chinese
Beginning week of January 9, 2023. Ongoing until further notice
Contractor will mobilize equipment and start their survey of the project area to prepare for upcoming construction along South Street. Construction staging area will be installed under the FDR Drive between Dover Street and Catherine Slip. Site survey work will commence at Clinton and South Streets and then continue throughout the project area. The project will provide floodwalls, deployable gates, and flip-up barriers to protect the community from future flooding. Work also includes upgrades to water mains, sewers, and waterfront amenities.

See archive Community Advisories and Weekly Construction Bulletins for BMCR

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