Four More Years: B'klyn Bridge Work Starts
Work finally started last night on the Brooklyn Bridge, a $500 million project that’s expected to take at least four years. For the duration, all Manhattan-bound lanes will be closed at night. On weekdays, the shutdown with be from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., on Saturdays from midnight to 7 a.m. on Saturdays and on…
Work finally started last night on the Brooklyn Bridge, a $500 million project that’s expected to take at least four years. For the duration, all Manhattan-bound lanes will be closed at night. On weekdays, the shutdown with be from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., on Saturdays from midnight to 7 a.m. on Saturdays and on Sundays from midnight to 9 a.m; there will also be 24 weekends when Manhattan-bound traffic will be suspended for the entire weekend. Official DOT info on the matter is available here. In an article this morning, The Daily News says that the project “means much pain for drivers” and CBS News calls it a “revamp nightmare.” Did anyone happen to drive over the bridge late-night last night? How gigantic a hassle do you think this will be?
This is an excellent chance to build a bike lane over the Manhattan bound car lane to reduce congestion on the promenade.
“Work finally started last night on the Brooklyn Bridge, a $500 million project that’s expected to take at least four years.”
Huh? The bridge is over 100 years old already!
24 weekends with no bridge at all could make for some inconvenience. I drove over the bridge yesterday and saw the sheet metal siding they have put up on either side of the lanes. Weird. It makes it seem like a tunnel more than a bridge. It will be the reconstruction of the approaches that will be the biggest issue, I recall the last two approach reconstruction projects. Only the Roanoke has been rebuilt more times than the approaches to the bridge.
biked back last night at 11p and there was no traffic on the bike path. nice views and now they’ll be less noise.
another good reason to sell the car…
This is gonna suck but I’m glad we’re doing it. When we emerge from depression we’ll have an immaculately restored iconic bridge and our own pro hoop squad, the Brooklyn ??????
***Bid half off peak comps***
the bridges late night are mostly cabs headed back into the city to pick up their next fare into bklyn.
Why would someone drive into manhattan late at night anyway??? Leave something important in the office??
cool – no problem then. move along people
2 actually, dh.