The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx and Manhattan from July 22  to Aug. 31.

 

McClellan Street between Gerard Avenue and River Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through July 31, for crane operation, concrete pump, telehandler and Knuckle boom.

 

East 149th Street (Service Road) between Exterior Street and Dead End: This street will be fully closed 24/7 through Aug. 16, for access and use.

 

Grand Concourse (Service Road) between Major Deegan Expressway Northbound Exit 3 and East 138th Street: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and/or 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Aug. 16 for knuckle boom.

 

NYSDOT is also advising motorists of closures of the Exit 53 ramp from westbound Bruckner Expressway (I-278) to White Plains Road in The Bronx, on or about Wednesday morning, July 27, through approximately Monday morning, Aug. 1. The closures are scheduled from Wednesday through Friday at 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. each morning, AND from Saturday morning at 12:01 a.m., and continuing through Monday morning at 5 a.m.

 

To access White Plains Road during these closures, motorists should take Exit 51 (Bronx River Avenue) and follow the signed detour. Inclement weather could cause these closures to be rescheduled. The closures are needed to facilitate work on NYSDOT’s $3 million pavement preservation project that is taking place throughout New York City.

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.

 

Work on the Broadway Bridge over the Harlem River will require Manhattan and Bronx-bound lane closures from July 25 to July 29. The Manhattan-bound right lane will close from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Bronx-bound lane from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the center lane from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All lanes will reopen after 3 p.m., and at least one sidewalk will remain open at all times.

 

RT NYC_DOT "Work on the #BroadwayBridge over the Harlem River will require Manhattan & Bronx-bound lane closures 7/25-7/29:
Mn-bound right lane: 7AM-3PM
Bx-bound right lane: 7AM-3PM, center lane: 10AM-2PM
All lanes will reopen after 3PM. At least one… pic.twitter.com/eE4ZUJu49R"

— FreeParkNYC (@freeparknyc) July 22, 2022

 

 

In addition, 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 138^th Street/Madison Avenue Bridge) and on northbound MDE in the vicinity of Exit 3 (Grand Concourse/East 138^th 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 138^th Street over the MDE.

 

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 161^st 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.

 

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 153^rd 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.

 

 

To access East 153^rd Street, River Avenue and Exterior Street during this closure, motorists should take Exit 5 (East 161^st 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.

 

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 233^rd Street was relocated south on Jerome Avenue. See Google map below.”

 

 

NYC DDC has also advised of the following update on the Bainbridge Avenue construction project.

 

 

The MTA has advised of the following repairs on the D line happening from July 2022 through 2023.

 

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.