TRAFFIC NEWS and Updates

Road Work

Because of ongoing construction work at several locations throughout Queens and Brooklyn, the New York City Department of Transportation has announced numerous street closures in local neighborhoods for the upcoming week.

The announced diversions are current as of Wednesday, June 17. The DOT may shut down other roads should the need for emergency repairs arise.

Streets and highways that are affected by closures during this week include the following:

Step Street Repairs On Maspeth Block

Crews from the DOT are scheduled to continue step street repairs along 53rd Avenue between 64th and 65th streets in Maspeth on Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19.

Repainting Leads To L.I.E. Lane Closures

One lane of the Long Island Expressway in each direction under Hamilton Place in Maspeth may be closed during overnight hours, Sunday through Friday, from 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. through June as the DOT conducts bridge repainting. Two lanes may be closed at times in the same direction from 1 to 5 a.m. each night.

Repairs Shut Down Borden Ave. Br.

The Borden Avenue Bridge over the Dutch Kills in Long Island City was recently closed and will remain shut down through July for emergency repair work.

Passenger vehicles and trucks under 12'10" in height traveling westbound on Borden Avenue must turn onto 30th Place and travel one block north to Hunters Point Avenue. The detour route then travels west on Hunters Point Avenue for 0.3 miles before turning left onto 27th Street.

Vehicles following the route then travel three blocks southward on 27th Street before rejoining Borden Avenue.

All trucks over 12'10" in height traveling westbound on Borden Avenue will follow the same detour route up to 27th Street. On 27th Street, these rigs will then travel for two blocks before turning west onto 51st Avenue and south onto 25th Street before rejoining Borden Avenue.

Commercial and passenger traffic traveling eastbound on Borden Avenue will turn north onto 25th Street and east on 51st Avenue to 27th Street. After traveling north on 27th Street, the diverted traffic will then turn east on Hunters Point Avenue for 0.2 miles before turning south onto 30th Street and back to Borden Avenue.

Pkwy. Lane Closed For Br. Repainting

One lane of the Grand Central Parkway westbound may be closed between 31st and 48th streets in Astoria on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. through May as DOT crews perform bridge repainting. Two lanes may be closed in the same location between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday through June.

Parts Of Roosevelt Ave. Shut For Work

The eastbound lanes of Roosevelt Avenue will be closed between 126th Street and College Point Boulevard on a nightly basis from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m. through June to facilitate crane operation.

Additionally, one lane in each direction will be closed between 114th and 126th streets during non-rush hour periods as MTA New York City Transit repaints the elevated 7 train structure above Roosevelt Avenue. The project is expected to continue through December.

It was noted that the road will be completely open during Mets home games.

Lanes Shut On Rockaway Brs.

One lane in each direction of the Marine Parkway/Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge may be closed on weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. to facilitate MTA construction activity.

Additionally, one lane may be closed as needed along the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge northbound from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. daily; and southbound from 6 a.m. until 4 p.m. One lane in each direction may be closed on the crossing during weekends as the MTA conducts long-term construction.

The southbound ramps from the Cross Bay Bridge onto eastbound Beach Channel Drive and Rockaway Freeway/Shore Front Parkway will be closed through Memorial Day weekend. Motorists traveling eastbound will exit onto Beach Channel Drive through the Riis Park ramp and follow the posted detour.

Road Work Ties Up BQE In Brooklyn

The DOT has reported scheduled lane closures along sections of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn. The expressway will also have one of three lanes in each direction shut down between Sands Street and Flushing Avenue on Tuesdays through Fridays from 12:01 a.m. to 1 a.m. Two of the three lanes, either east or westbound, are scheduled to be closed in the same section Tuesdays through Fridays between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.F

or additional closures, visit the city DOT's website at www.nyc.gov/dot or call 311.