
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — All Queens-bound lanes of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will be closed between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street (the Triple Cantilever on the Brooklyn Heights waterfront) from 2 a.m. on Saturday, April 13 to 4 a.m. on Monday, April 15, according to the city’s Department of Transportation.
Adding to expected traffic jams, eight Queens-bound entrance ramps will be closed, and one Staten Island-bound lane will also be closed during overnight hours.
Traffic Enforcement Agents and pedestrian managers will be posted at key intersections, DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said in a release.
The repairs focus on new concrete and reinforcing steel bars being added at spans near Clark Street and Grace Court as part of near-term work critical to continuing the structure’s lifespan.
Traffic diversion maps for the weekend can be found on DOT’s BQE website.












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