Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx (& Manhattan for Pride etc) from June 24 to August 31



By SÍLE MOLONEY

A GARBAGE TRAIN under the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge truss span, in the Bronx. These trains take garbage from a Waste Management transfer station a bit further down the line to sites in Western NY like the High Acres Landfill near Fairport.
Photo by Sam LaRussa on Unsplash

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx and Manhattan from June  to Aug. 31.

 

Bruckner Boulevard between 3 Avenue and Lincoln Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 29 to facilitate crane operation.

 

East 139th Street between Alexander Avenue and Willis Avenue: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 26 to facilitate crane operation.

 

East 146th Street between Brook Avenue and Willis Avenue: This street will be closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 26 to facilitate crane operation, concrete pump and boom trucks for new building construction operations.

 

Bullard Avenue between Nereid Avenue and East 237th Street: This street will be closed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday through July 19 for mobile crane placement.

 

Fox Street between Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through June 26 for concrete pour with pumps.

 

On Saturday, June 25, the 8th Avenue Summer Festival takes place in Manhattan on 8th Avenue between 42nd Street and 57th Street. Street closures will be at the discretion of the NYPD.

 

On Sunday, June 26, the Amsterdam Avenue Street Fair takes place in Manhattan on Amsterdam Avenue between 79th Street and 86th Street. Street closures will be at the discretion of NYPD

 

Pride Fest takes place in Manhattan on Sunday, June 26, and street closures will be at the discretion of the NYPD.

Locations as follows:

4th Avenue between East 14th Street and Astor Place

East 13th Street between Broadway and 3rd Avenue

East 12th Street between Broadway and 3rd Avenue

East 11th Street between 4th Avenue and 3rd Avenue

East 10th Street between Broadway and 3rd Avenue

East 9th Street between Broadway and 3rd Avenue

East 8th Street between Broadway and 3rd Avenue

Astor Place between Lafayette Street and 3rd Avenue

Lafayette Street between East 9th Street /Wanamaker Place and Astor Place

Closure: At the discretion of NYPD

 

The Real NYC Pride March takes place in Manhattan on Sunday, June 26, and street closures are at the discretion of the NYPD. The parade formation will be at West 44th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue. The parade route will be along 9th Avenue between West 44th Street and West 15th Street, on West 14th Street between 9th Avenue and Washington Street, on Washington Street between West 14th Street and Gansevoort Street. Dispersal will be at Gansevoort Street between Washington Street and 10th Avenue.

 

NYC Pride March will take place in Manhattan on Sunday, June 26, and street closures will be at the discretion of the NYPD.

Formation:

5th Avenue between 33rd Street and 25th Street

West/East 33rd Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

West/East 32nd Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

West/East 31st Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

West/East 30th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

West/East 29th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

West/East 28th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

West /East 27th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

West/East 26th Street between 6th Avenue and Madison Avenue

West 25th Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue

 

Route: 

5th Avenue between 25th Street and 8th Street

West 8th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue

Greenwich Avenue between 6th Avenue and Christopher Street

Christopher Street between Greenwich Avenue and 7th Avenue South

7th Avenue South between Christopher Street and Greenwich Avenue

7th Avenue between Christopher Street and 16th Street

 

Dispersal: 

7th Avenue between 15th Street and 19th Street

16th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue

17th Street between 9th Avenue and 6th Avenue

18th Street between 8th Avenue and 6th Avenue

19th Street between 9th Avenue and 7thAvenue

 

Miscellaneous:

Christopher Street between West Street and 7th Avenue South

Greenwich Avenue between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue

Closures: At the discretion of NYPD

As reported, there are also some changes to traffic flows on Throggs Neck Bridge, while deck replacement work is being carried out, through fall of 2024.

 

CHANGES TO TRAFFIC flow on Major Deegan Expressway 
Image courtesy of DOT

In addition, New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) officials said there will be some changes to traffic flow on the Major Deegan Expressway (MDE). The department advises motorists of long-term, right travel lane closures on the southbound MDE (I-87) in the vicinity of Exit 3 (East 138th Street/Madison Avenue Bridge) and on northbound MDE in the vicinity of Exit 3 (Grand Concourse/East 138th Street) in the Bronx, on or about Tuesday, April 19, through approximately fall of 2024.

 

Variable Message Signs (VMS) will be in place to alert motorists of these closures. Motorists are also advised that inclement weather could cause the start of these closures to be rescheduled. The closures are needed to facilitate work on NYSDOT’s $47 million project to replace the 80-year-old bridge carrying East 138th Street over the MDE.

 

CHANGES TO TRAFFIC flow on Major Deegan Expressway 
Image courtesy of DOT

Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone.  Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

 

NYSDOT further advises motorists of changes in traffic patterns on the southbound and northbound MDE (I-87) between Exit 5 (East 161st Street/Macombs Dam Bridge) and Exit 7 (Cross Bronx Expressway/New Haven/Trenton) in The Bronx. DOT officials said these changes in traffic patterns and long-term closure are needed to facilitate work on NYSDOT’s $119 million MDE rehabilitation project, which is reconstructing the MDE in both directions between Exit 5 and Exit 7.

 

Southbound: All travel lanes will be shifted to the left of the work zone, on or about Thursday, June 2, at 5 a.m. and continuing through approximately the end of 2022.

 

REROUTED TRAFFIC GUIDE on the Major Deegan Expressway between Exit 5 and Exit 7.
Source: New York State Department of Transportation

Northbound: All travel lanes will provide access to northbound and southbound I-95 and northbound I-87. The right northbound travel lane will be shifted to Sedgwick Avenue, which will provide access to the I-95, local streets, and I-87 via local streets. This change in traffic pattern will take place on or about Tuesday, May 31 at 5 a.m. and continue through approximately the end of 2022.

 

Additionally, there will be a long-term closure of the Exit 6 ramp (East 153rd Street/River Avenue) from the southbound MDE, on or about Thursday, June 2 at 3 p.m. and continuing through approximately late summer of 2022.

 

REROUTE TRAFFIC GUIDE on the Major Deegan Expressway at Exit 6.
Source: New York State Department of Transportation

 

To access East 153rd Street, River Avenue and Exterior Street during this closure, motorists should take Exit 5 (East 161st Street/Macombs Dam Bridge) and follow the signed detour.

 

Inclement weather could cause the start of these changes in traffic patterns and long-term closure to be rescheduled.

 

Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone.  Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

 

Meanwhile, NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) has advised residents of a temporary, bee-line, bus stop relocation on Jerome Avenue which will be in effect 24/7 from June 13 until August 31, 2022.

 

NYC DEPARTMENT OF Design & Construction notice regarding a temporary bee-line bus stop relocation on Jerome Avenue
Source: NYC Department of Design & Construction

We asked DDC to clarify the cross street of the impacted Jerome Avenue bus stop and a representative replied, saying, “Westchester Bee Bus line stop [on] Jerome Ave and East 233rd Street was relocated south on Jerome Avenue. See Google map below.”

 

AERIAL VIEW OF Jerome Avenue and East 233rd Street bus stop, effective through Aug. 31, 2022
Source: NYC Department of Design & Construction

 

NYS DOT is also advising motorists of overnight closures of the Exit 12 Ramp (Henry Hudson Parkway South/Saw Mill Parkway North) from northbound Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) in the Bronx, on or about Monday, June 27, and continuing through Thursday, June 30, from 10 p.m. each night to 5 a.m. the following morning.

 

To access the southbound Henry Hudson Parkway and northbound Saw Mill Parkway during these closures, motorists should take Exit 13 (East 233rd Street) and follow the signed detour. Inclement weather could cause these closures to be rescheduled. The closures are needed to facilitate work on NYS DOT’s $9 million bridge steel repairs project that is taking place throughout New York City.

 

NYS DOT has advised of overnight closures on the Major Deegan Expressway.
Source: NYS DOT

For real-time travel information, motorists should check New York State’s official traffic and travel information source, 511NY, before traveling. Call 5-1-1, visit www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app on iTunes or Google Play.  The free service allows users to check road conditions, view traffic cameras and link to air and transit information.  The app features Drive mode, which provides audible alerts along a chosen route while a user is driving, warning them about incidents and construction.

Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone.  Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

 

For up-to-date travel information, call 511, visit www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app.

 

Check out our Neighborhood Notes feature also for more information on local road works affecting local bus stops, and more.

 

 



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