Manhattan, NY – Brooklyn Bridge Construction Will Close Bridge at Nights Till 2014

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    Manhattan, NY – A massive rehab of the Brooklyn Bridge will begin Aug. 23, keeping Manhattan-bound lanes closed most nights until 2014.

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    Manhattan-bound lanes will close Monday through Friday from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., Saturdays from 12:01 a.m. to 7 a.m. and Sundays from 12:01 a.m. to 9 a.m., according to the city’s Department of Transportation.

    Brooklyn-bound lanes and pedestrian paths will stay open during construction. Cars leaving Brooklyn will be directed to the Manhattan Bridge.

    The $508 million job will double the capacity of two clogged ramps, replace rotting pavement and repaint steel to prevent corrosion.

    The rehab will cost the city $286 million, officials said. The remaining funds will come from the federal government, including $30 million from the stimulus bill.

    The project will employ hundreds of New Yorkers, Mayor Bloomberg has said, and marks the first major construction on the bridge in a decade.


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    13 years ago

    Manhattan Bridge, now Brooklyn Bridge, plus the MTA eliminated our express busses. I guess they want Brooklyn people just to stay home and not spend money.

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    vbtwo
    13 years ago

     admin Would you rather that they not do any repairs and let the bridge fall down eventually?