New York Special Traffic Report - As of 11/14/14

2014 Brooklyn Bridge Full Weekend Closure Construction Embargo - October 24-27, November 7-10 and November 14-17, 2014A special construction embargo is in effect for the Brooklyn Bridge (closure of inbound traffic only) full weekend closure. During the dates and locations noted below only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the time frame and locations noted below. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed.Dates:7:00 pm Friday, October 24, 2014 through 6:00 am Monday, October 27, 2014.7:00 pm Friday, November 7, 2014 through 6:00 am Monday, November 10, 2014.7:00 pm Friday, November 14, 2014 through 6:00 am Monday, November 17, 2014 (Rain Date)Locations:ManhattanAllen Street from Canal Street to East Houston StreetAnn Street from Park Row to Gold StreetAvenue of the Americas from Church Street to West Houston StreetBattery Park Underpass from West Street (9A) to FDR DriveBattery Place from State Street to West Street (9A)Beekman Street from Park Row to Gold StreetBeekman Street from South Street to Pearl StreetBowery from Chatham Square to East Houston StreetBroadway from Battery Place to East Houston StreetBroome Street from Hudson Street to Allen StreetCanal Street from West Street (9A) to East BroadwayCentre Street from Park Row to Broome Street/Cleveland PlaceChambers Street from West Street (9A) to BroadwayChrystie Street from East Canal Street to East Houston StreetChurch Street from Trinity Place to Canal StreetCleveland Place from Centre Street to Spring Street/Lafayette StreetDelancey Street from Clinton Street/Williamsburg Bridge to Bowery/Kenmare StreetEast Broadway from Chatham Square to Grand StreetEast/West Houston Street (entire length)Ericsson Place from Hudson Street to West BroadwayEssex Street from Canal Street to East Houston StreetFDR Drive from Battery Park Underpass to East 23rd StreetFrankfort Street from Park Row to Pearl StreetFulton Street from South Street to Gold StreetGold Street from Fulton Street to Frankfort StreetGrand Street from Broadway to Allen StreetGreenwich Street from Battery Place to Trinity PlaceGreenwich Street from Murray Street to Park PlaceHester Street from Centre Street to Chrystie StreetHudson Street from Worth Street to West Houston StreetKenmare Street from Bowery to Cleveland PlaceLafayette Street from Cleveland Place to East Houston StreetLaight Street from West Street (9A) to Canal StreetMadison Street from St. James Place to Pike Street/Pike SlipMurray Street from West Street (9A) to Greenwich StreetPark Place from Greenwich Street to BroadwayPark Row from Broadway to Centre StreetPearl Street from Water Street to St. James PlacePeck Slip from Pearl Street to South StreetPike Slip from Cherry Street to South StreetPike Street from Allen Street to Cherry Street/Pike SlipSouth Street from Whitehall Street to Montgomery StreetSpruce Street from Park Row to Gold StreetSt. James place from Pearl Street to Chatham Square/BoweryState Street from South Street to Battery PlaceTrinity Place from Greenwich Street to Liberty Street/Church StreetVarick Street from West Broadway to West Houston StreetWarren Street from West Street (9A) to BroadwayWater Street from Whitehall Street to Pearl StreetWest Street (9A) from West 59th Street to Battery Park UnderpassWorth Street from Hudson Street to Chatham Square/East BroadwayBrooklyn3rd Avenue (both directions) from Hamilton Avenue to Flatbush Avenue3rd Avenue from 65th Street to Hamilton Avenue (Inbound direction only)4th Avenue from 17th Street to Flatbush AvenueAdams Street (including Service Roads) from Red Cross Place/Sands Street to Fulton Street/Boerum PlaceAtlantic Avenue from Furman Street to Flatbush AvenueBoerum Place from Fulton Street to Atlantic AvenueCadman Plaza West/Old Fulton Street from Furman Street to Montague Street/Court StreetClinton Street from Atlantic Avenue to Cadman Plaza WestColumbia Street from Congress Street to Atlantic AvenueCourt Street from Montague Street to Atlantic AvenueFlatbush Avenue from Atlantic Avenue to Nassau Street/Manhattan BridgeFlushing Avenue from Williamsburg Street West to Navy StreetFulton Street from Boerum Place to Flatbush Avenue ExtensionFurman Street from Old Fulton Street to Atlantic AvenueGold Street from Tillary Street to Nassau StreetHamilton Avenue from 3rd Avenue to Hicks Street (Inbound direction only)Hicks Street (Inbound direction only) from Hamilton Avenue to Old Fulton StreetJay Street from Fulton Street to Sands StreetJoralemon Street from Court Street to Boerum Place/Fulton StreetLivingston Street from Boerum Place to Flatbush AvenueNassau Street from Navy Street to Flatbush AvenueOld Fulton Street from Furman Street to Cadman Plaza WestProspect Street from Cadman Plaza West to Bridge StreetSands Street from Adams Street to Gold StreetSmith Street from Atlantic Avenue to Fulton Street/Jay StreetTillary Street from Cadman Plaza West to Navy Street/Brooklyn-Queens ExpresswayGowanus Expressway (Entire length; inbound direction only)Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (entire length; both directions)Prospect Expressway (entire length; inbound direction only)East River Bridge CrossingsBrooklyn Bridge (both directions)Manhattan Bridge (both directions)Williamsburg Bridge (both directions)Note: Work associated with NYCDOT Brooklyn Bridge project is exempt.2014 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade Construction Embargo - November 17-27, 2014A special event construction embargo is in effect for the 2014 Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade beginning 12:01 am November 17, 2014 through midnight November 27, 2014. During these dates at the locations noted below only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice for work in the areas listed are hereby suspended for the dates and locations noted. The permits will be in effect again as of 12:01 am November 28, 2014. Please be aware that any of the locations noted below that are part of our 2014 Holiday Embargo will remain in effect through January 2, 2015. The roadways in Manhattan affected by the embargo are as follows (see map):Formation:Columbus Avenue between 81st Street and 77th StreetCentral Park West between 81st Street and 86th Street81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue77th Street and 76th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue71st Street between Central Park West and Columbus AvenueRoute:Central Park West between 81st Street and east side of Columbus Circle / 59th StreetBroadway between 59th Street and 58th Street58th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue59th Street between Columbus Circle and 6th Avenue6th Avenue between 59th Street and 34th Street34th Street between 6th Avenue and 7th AvenueDispersal:33rd Street between 6th Avenue and 10th Avenue34th Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue35th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue36th Street to 38th Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue39th Street and 40th Street between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue7th Avenue between 33rd Street and 40th StreetSpecial Note: No new roadway excavations may occur after 12:01am November 17, 2014 even if you possess a valid permit. These permits are suspended during this embargo.2014 Holiday Construction Embargo November 21, 2014 and November 24-January 2, 2015A special Holiday Construction Embargo shall be in effect for the period of Friday, November 21, 2014 from 6:00 am to 11:59 pm and again from Monday, November 24, 2014 from 6:00 am through Thursday, January 2, 2015 11:59 pm. As a result, all routine work shall be suspended during the embargo period unless approval for the work is granted by the Departments Office of Construction Mitigation and Coordination (OCMC). Such suspension shall not apply to emergency work for which an emergency number is obtained by the permittee pursuant to the provisions of section 2-11 of the Departments Highway Rules.It shall be a violation of the Departments Highway Rules to perform any work on the street during this embargo period without the prior approval of OCMC or the receipt of an emergency number. The Department will strictly enforce this embargo and violators are subject to penalties.See the list of the affected locations and the conditions for this embargo.Brooklyn Bridge RehabilitationDuring the rehabilitation of the Brooklyn Bridge, several lane closures may affect motorists travelling between Manhattan and Brooklyn. One of three Brooklyn-bound lanes will generally be closed during weekdays from 6 am to 3 pm in order to facilitate long term bridge construction. Local streets may experience single lane closures as needed and Manhattan-bound lane closures continue overnight throughout the duration of the project. Any other closures, including Manhattan-bound closures that extend into daytime hours during selected weekends, will be highlighted below. Brooklyn-bound traffic will be maintained throughout the project as will the span s pedestrian and cycling path. During Manhattan-bound closures, motorists will be detoured to the nearby Manhattan Bridge or may choose other crossings.Learn more about the Brooklyn Bridge RehabilitationChambers Street ReconstructionThe Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is performing work on Chambers Street in order to install new water mains and upgrade other utilities. To safely accommodate the work, parts of Chambers Street between Broadway and West Street will become one-way, open to only westbound traffic. During Phase I, scheduled to end in late 2011, work will be performed between West Broadway and West Street. Phase II, scheduled to run from late 2011 through summer 2012, will include work between Broadway and West Broadway. Two-way traffic will be maintained on blocks not under construction.Download an informational booklet on the Chambers Street reconstruction(pdf)Closure of the 149th Street Bridge over the LIRRBeginning on May 10, 2010, DOT will rehabilitate the 149th Street Bridge over the Long Island Rail Road, between Roosevelt Avenue and 41st Avenue in Queens. The roadway, sidewalks, and parapet will be completely rebuilt and replaced. The work is expected to be completed by the end of November, 2011. Please use the 147th Street or 149th Place bridges as alternate routes.Lane Closures on the Brooklyn-Queens ExpresswayOn or about April 29, 2010, DOT will begin work on the on the Summit Street Pedestrian Bridge over the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. The existing protective coating will be cleaned and removed through abrasive blasting techniques. A new, epoxy-zinc protective coating system will be applied to all steel superstructures. In order to mobilize equipment at the work site, during the work the contractor will close two lanes on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Kane Street and Hamilton Avenue for work under the Summit Street Pedestrian Bridge. These lane closures will occur:Tuesday to Friday: 1:00 am to 5:00 amSaturdays: 1:00 am to 6:00 amSunday: 2:00 am to 7:00 amConcrete barriers, advanced warning signs and pavement markings will be installed to maintain the safe flow of both vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the vicinity of the work area. The contractor may also close one traffic lane to permit the installation of paint containment units while maintaining the remaining lanes of traffic at all times. To limit construction noise all construction activity will be undertaken in accordance with the noise mitigation code.Source: www.nyc.gov