Posted on 09/18/2021 2:03:07 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) said today it will begin work this weekend along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE), in an effort to extend the life of the triple-cantilever roadway that runs underneath the Brooklyn Promenade.
Crews will begin work Friday evening, but the real impact on traffic will be felt Monday, when DOT plans to reduce the number of lanes on the portion of the expressway from Atlantic Avenue to the Brooklyn Bridge from three to two in both directions.
The agency warned drivers to expect construction-induced traffic jams, and suggested they take public transit instead. Trucks and essential vehicles, meanwhile, should look to make use of the Battery Tunnel and the New Jersey Turnpike.
“During this necessary work on the BQE, we strongly encourage drivers to seek alternate routes and use public transportation,” DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman said in a statement. “This lane remarking may be inconvenient for some, but it is essential to making the road safer immediately and for decades to come.”
The effort will reduce weight on the roadway, the department said, promote safety by providing dedicated exit and entrance lanes, and provide a shoulder space to minimize the traffic impact from crashes.
(Excerpt) Read more at bklyner.com ...
PING!
Only a matter of time before they rename the BQE for some Democrat politician.
Why isn’t Brooklyn locked down, Australia Style?
It would be real news if they ever finished work on the BQE. I have been stuck in traffic on it at 10:00 PM.
This article was published on my birthday, on which I visited Easton, MD via that at-grade expressway called U.S. 50.
LOL- they spend, spend, spend yet the infrastructure in NYC and most of westchester continues to be one big craphole...
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