By Forum Staff
City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Monday announced the agency will begin a notification campaign ahead of expected closures for necessary repair and replacement work in mid-October to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn, including full closures between the Atlantic Avenue entrance ramp and the Manhattan Bridge exit ramp in the Queens-bound direction. There will also be partial lane closures at the same time in the Staten Island-bound direction. NYC DOT expects to implement the closures starting Saturday, Oct. 14 at 2 a.m. through Monday, Oct. 16 at 4 a.m. NYC DOT will also run a public notification campaign geared to local neighborhoods and communities ahead of the closures and detours. The repairs focus on new concrete and reinforcing steels bars being added at spans on the BQE near Clark Street and Grace Court as part of near-term work critical to continuing the structure’s lifespan.
Details of BQE Closures and Detours from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16
The Queens-bound BQE will be fully closed from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street from Saturday, Oct. 14 at 2 a.m. to Monday, Oct. 16 at 4 a.m. During the same timeframe, the Staten Island-bound BQE will be reduced to one lane of traffic between Sands Street and Atlantic Avenue.Travelers are strongly encouraged to avoid the BQE during scheduled closures.Expect extended travel times. Detours will be heavily signed. Variable Message Signs (VMS) will be posted throughout Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan.
Additional Travel Restrictions
Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Hicks Street banned (except for buses)
Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Clinton Street banned (except for buses)
Bus Stops B67 and B69 at Pearl and Sands Street will be closed
Bus Stops B61 and B63 at Columbia Street and Atlantic Avenue will be redirected to Atlantic and Henry Street and rerouted via Congress Street and Hicks Street to Atlantic Avenue
Ramp closures associated with work Oct. 14 to 16
Queens-Bound
3rd Ave entrance Ramp
6th Ave entrance ramp
Prospect Expressway Entrance Ramp
Hamilton Avenue Entrance Ramp
Atlantic Avenue Entrance Ramp
Cadman Plaza Exit Ramp
Brooklyn Bridge Exit Ramp
Manhattan Bridge Exit Ramp
Queens-Bound Atlantic Avenue Detour
All Queens-bound vehicles must exit at Atlantic Avenue
Left onto Boerum Place
Right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE
Queens-Bound Third Avenue Entrance Ramp Detour
Exit Gowanus Expressway at Exit 21 to Third Avenue (Brooklyn)
Travel along Third Avenue
Left onto Flatbush Avenue
Right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE
Queens-Bound Prospect Expressway Entrance Ramp Detour
Travel along the Prospect Expressway towards Gowanus Expressway
Exit Gowanus Expressway at Hamilton Avenue
Take a right onto Hicks Street
Take a right onto Atlantic Avenue
Take a left onto Boerum Place
Take a right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE
Queens-Bound Linden Boulevard Detour
Exit Gowanus Expressway at Prospect Expressway
Exit at 10th Avenue
Turn right onto 10th Avenue
Turn left onto McDonald Avenue
Turn left onto Caton Avenue
Continue onto Linden Boulevard
Detour routes to Conduit Avenue with connections to Nassau Expressway, Van Wyck Expressway, and the Long Island Expressway via the Van Wyck Expressway
