Motorists & Parking

Special Traffic Advisories

This alert lists areas where major street construction projects and street events will interrupt the normal flow of traffic. This is a supplementary report to the published Weekly Traffic Advisory & Weekend Advisory.

In the event of a security alert or emergency, the New York City Office of Emergency Management or the New York Police Department may order unscheduled closings, checkpoints or detours on local streets, highways and river crossings. Subscribe to DOT email updates Visit the NYC Street Closures Map

Construction Embargoes

Traffic Advisories

Construction Embargoes

2013 Heritage of Pride Parade and Festival Construction Embargo - June 28-30, 2013

A special event construction embargo is in effect for the Heritage of Pride Parade and Festival. 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 non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice, are hereby suspended for the dates and locations noted below. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed dates and locations in Manhattan are as follows (see map):

Three Day Embargo - Friday 12:01 am, June 28 through Sunday 11:59 pm, June 30, 2013
Formation:

  • 41st Street and 40th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
  • 39th Street to 36th Street between 6th Avenue and Park Avenue
Route:
  • 5th Avenue between 42nd Street and West 8th Street
  • West 8th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
  • Greenwich Avenue between 6th Avenue and Christopher Street
  • Christopher Street between Greenwich Avenue and Greenwich Street
Dispersal:
  • Greenwich Street between Bethune Street and West Houston Street
  • Bethune Street between Greenwich Street and Hudson Street
Festival:
  • Hudson Street between West 14th Street and Bethune Street
  • West 13th Street between 9th Avenue and Hudson Street
  • 9th Avenue between West 13th Street and West 14th Street
  • West 14th Street between 9th Avenue and Hudson Street
One Day Embargo - Sunday, June 30, 2013
Locations:
  • 6th Avenue between West 42nd Street to West 8th Street
  • Madison Avenue between East 42nd Street to East 23rd Street
  • Broadway between West 34th Street to West 8th Street

2013 Macy's 4th of July Annual Fireworks Celebration Construction Embargo - July 1-5, 2013

A special construction embargo is in effect for the Macy's 4th of July Annual Fireworks Celebration. From 12:01 am Monday, July 1 through 6:00 am Friday, July 5, 2013 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 permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the time frame and locations noted (see map). There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed.

Manhattan Areas (bounded by)
  • West 59th Street on the North; West 14th Street on the South; 10th Avenue on the East; West Street/Joe DiMaggio Highway on the West All Inclusive
Manhattan Locations (Additional)
  • West End Avenue between 59th Street and 96th Street
  • Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Street between 59th Street and 72nd Street
  • Henry Hudson Parkway between 72nd Street and 125th Street
  • West 72nd Street between Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Street and West End Avenue
  • Riverside Drive between 72nd Street and 96th Street
  • West 96th Street between Henry Hudson Parkway and West End Avenue
Note: Work that does not include new excavations may continue from 12:01am July 1 through 6pm July 3, 2013.

2013 NYC Triathlon Construction Embargo - July 12-14, 2013

A special event construction embargo is in effect for the NYC Triathlon event. From Friday 12:01 am, July 12 through Sunday 11:59 pm, July 14, 2013 at the locations identified 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. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed.

The embargoed locations in Manhattan and the Bronx are as follows (see map):

Manhattan:
  • Northbound Henry Hudson Parkway between West 57th Street and the Henry Hudson Bridge
  • West 72nd Street between Riverside Drive and Central Park West
  • West 79st Street between Riverside Drive and Traffic Circle (Near West Side Highway)
Bronx:
  • Henry Hudson Parkway(north bound) between the Henry Hudson Bridge and the Mosholu Parkway
  • Mosholu Parkway(east bound) from Henry Hudson Parkway to West Gun Hill Road

Traffic Advisories

Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation

As part of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Brooklyn Bridge ramps and approaches, The full closure for traffic proceeding Manhattan bound/westbound resumes overnight starting the night of December 10th and will occur Sunday night through Friday morning between 11 pm and 6 am, and 12:01 am to 7 am Saturday, and 12:01 am to 9 am Sunday. The northbound FDR exit to the Brooklyn Bridge is closed starting 1 hour before closure hours noted below. Motorists should use the prior South Street exit. The Brooklyn Queens Expressway eastbound exit to the Brooklyn Bridge is closed starting as early as 30 minutes before closure hours noted below. Motorists should proceed to the following Manhattan Bridge exit or use the prior Brooklyn Battery Tunnel cars only (pay toll) exit for access to Manhattan. All work will occur overnight during off peak hours, when Manhattan-bound motorists will be detoured to the nearby Manhattan Bridge, or may choose other crossings. On Sunday morning December 16 from 9 am to noon, the eastbound Brooklyn Bridge exit to Tillary Street will be closed. Motorists should use the Cadman Plaza West exit and follow posted detour. On gridlock alert days closures will not occur until midnight. Learn more about the Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation

Chambers Street Reconstruction

The 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 LIRR

Beginning 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 Expressway

On 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 am
  • Saturdays: 1:00 am to 6:00 am
  • Sunday: 2:00 am to 7:00 am

Concrete 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.

Queensboro Bridge Manhattan-Bound HOV-2 Lane

An high occupancy vehicle lane is open on the Manhattan-bound South Upper Roadway of the Queensboro Bridge from 6 am to 9:30 am, Monday to Friday. The lane is open to cars containing two or more people and motorcycles. Drivers can reach the lane from Thomson Avenue or 21st Street at 43rd Avenue in Queens, it leads to East 58th Street/East 57th Street in Manhattan.

Manhattan Bridge HOV-2 Lane

Between 6 am and 10 am, Monday to Friday, cars with two or more people, buses, and motorcycles may use the left lane of the upper roadway inbound to Manhattan. Drivers can reach the lane from Exit 29A of the eastbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), or from Flatbush Avenue Extension (follow signs). It can also be reached from Exit 29 of the BQE westbound, by turning right onto Gold Street or proceeding straight onto Flatbush Avenue. Download the access map (pdf)

In Manhattan, left turns from the upper roadway onto Canal Street at Chrystie Street are prohibited from 5 am to 3 pm Monday to Friday. Vehicles using the HOV lane will have access to Chrystie Street northbound and Canal Street eastbound.