Queens-bound BQE in Brooklyn Heights will be fully closed June 1-3
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BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — THE QUEENS-BOUND BQE will be fully closed for interim repairs from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street starting Saturday, June 1, at 2 a.m. to Monday, June 3, at 4 a.m. “Travelers are strongly encouraged to avoid the BQE during scheduled closures,” NYC DOT said in a statement Tuesday. The repairs, which build on work conducted in October 2023 and April 2024, focus on new concrete and reinforcing steels bars being added at spans on the Triple Cantilever near Clark Street and Grace Court, as part of near-term work critical to continuing the deteriorating structure’s lifespan until a permanent redesign is envisioned. In addition, the following turns will be restricted: Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Hicks Street; Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Clinton Street; and Hicks Street northbound left turn onto Atlantic Avenue. Five ramps leading to the Queens-bound BQE will be closed as well.
“We are approaching the third and final phase of our interim repair work for 2024 on the BQE to preserve its lifespan and keep it in a state of good repair,” NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said. DOT has provided detour maps online.
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