The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the NYPD have advised of the following street and bridge closures in The Bronx and Manhattan from Aug. 12  to Aug. 31.

East 139th Street between Alexander Avenue and Willis Avenue: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 14 to facilitate crane operation.

East 149th Street (Service Road) between Exterior Street and Dead End: This street will be fully closed 24/7 through Aug. 16 for access and use.

East 160th Street between Forest Avenue and Tinton Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (school in session), Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (school in recess) through Aug. 22, to facilitate concrete pumping and boom truck operation.

East 160th Street between East 158th Street and East 160th Street: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (school in session), Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (school in recess) through Aug. 22 to facilitate concrete pumping and boom truck operation.

East 183rd Street between Dead End and Webster Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 20 to facilitate crane operation.

East 216th Street between White Plains Road and Barnes Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sept. 29 to facilitate crane operation.

Anthony Avenue between East 180th Street and East Burnside Avenue: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Aug. 14 to facilitate crane operation.

Bullard Avenue between Nereid Avenue and East 237th Street: This street will be closed Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 20 to facilitate crane operation.

Dash Place between Bend and West 242nd Street: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Oct. 18 to facilitate concrete pumping and boom truck operation.

Fox Street between Westchester Avenue and East 163rd Street: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (school in session) and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (school in recess) through Aug. 14 to facilitate crane operation.

Grand Concourse (Service Road) between Major Deegan Expressway Northbound Exit 3 and East 138th Street: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and/or 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Aug. 16 for knuckle boom.

Parkside Place between East 207 Street and East 209 Street: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Aug. 21 to facilitate soil delivery.

Teller Avenue between East 166th Street and East 167th Street: This street will be closed Fridays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (school in session), Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (school in recess) through Aug. 14 to facilitate crane operation.

Creston Avenue between East 191th Street and East 190th Street: This street will be closed Sundays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 21 to facilitate crane operation.

West 183rd Street between Loring Place and Loring Place: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 14 to place crane on roadway to lift steel and cell site equipment.

West 183rd Street between Sedgewick Avenue and Loring Place N: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 14 to place crane on roadway to lift steel and cell site equipment.

Loring Place N between Hall of Fame Terrace and West 183rd Street: This street will be closed Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 14 to place crane on roadway to lift steel and cell site equipment.

Morris Avenue between East 190th Street and East 191st Street: This street will be closed Saturdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Aug. 21 to facilitate crane operation.

In addition, SKF General Contractors LLC will be fully closing the road at 3254 Parkside Place between East 207th Street and East 209th Street from July 21 to Aug. 21, 2022, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday to Friday to use a front loader for soil delivery and backfilling at the new building’s construction project.

In addition, NYSDOT officials said there will be some changes to traffic flow on the Major Deegan Expressway (MDE). The department advises motorists of long-term, right travel lane closures on the southbound MDE (I-87) in the vicinity of Exit 3 (East 138th Street/Madison Avenue Bridge) and on northbound MDE in the vicinity of Exit 3 (Grand Concourse/East 138th Street) in the Bronx, on or about Tuesday, April 19, through approximately fall of 2024.

Variable Message Signs (VMS) will be in place to alert motorists of these closures. Motorists are also advised that inclement weather could cause the start of these closures to be rescheduled. The closures are needed to facilitate work on NYSDOT’s $47 million project to replace the 80-year-old bridge carrying East 138th Street over the MDE.

Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

NYSDOT further advises motorists of changes in traffic patterns on the southbound and northbound MDE (I-87) between Exit 5 (East 161st Street/Macombs Dam Bridge) and Exit 7 (Cross Bronx Expressway/New Haven/Trenton) in The Bronx. DOT officials said these changes in traffic patterns and long-term closure are needed to facilitate work on NYSDOT’s $119 million MDE rehabilitation project, which is reconstructing the MDE in both directions between Exit 5 and Exit 7.

Southbound: All travel lanes will be shifted to the left of the work zone, on or about Thursday, June 2, at 5 a.m. and continuing through approximately the end of 2022.

Northbound: All travel lanes will provide access to northbound and southbound I-95 and northbound I-87. The right northbound travel lane will be shifted to Sedgwick Avenue, which will provide access to the I-95, local streets, and I-87 via local streets. This change in traffic pattern will take place on or about Tuesday, May 31 at 5 a.m. and continue through approximately the end of 2022.

Additionally, there will be a long-term closure of the Exit 6 ramp (East 153rd Street/River Avenue) from the southbound MDE, on or about Thursday, June 2 at 3 p.m. and continuing through approximately late summer of 2022.

To access East 153rd Street, River Avenue and Exterior Street during this closure, motorists should take Exit 5 (East 161st Street/Macombs Dam Bridge) and follow the signed detour.

Inclement weather could cause the start of these changes in traffic patterns and long-term closure to be rescheduled.

Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone.  Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

DOT also advises residents that work on the Westchester Avenue Bridge will require single westbound lane closures on Westchester Avenue between Waters Place and Ericson Place from Aug. 1 to Sept. 2, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. At least one lane will remain open in each direction at all times.

Work on the #WestchesterAveBridge will require single westbound lane closures on Westchester Ave between Waters Pl & Ericson Pl, 8/1-9/2, 9PM-6AM.

At least one lane will remain open in each direction at all times. pic.twitter.com/XgYa3AHXPC

— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) August 1, 2022

DOT also reminds Bronxites that work on the Madison Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River will require full bridge and single-lane closures, from July 31 to Aug. 28. Bronx and Manhattan-bound single-lane closures will be daily from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and on Saturdays from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Bronx-bound full bridge closures will be daily from midnight to 5 a.m. and on Saturdays, from midnight to 6 a.m., and Manhattan-bound closures will be daily from midnight to 5 a.m., and on Saturdays, from midnight to 7 a.m.,

Work on the #MadisonAveBridge over the Harlem River will require FULL bridge & single-lane closures, 7/31-8/28: BX & MN bound single lane closures: 10PM-6AM & Sat, 10PM-7AM FULL bridge closures: BX-bound: 12AM-5AM & Sat 12AM-6AM MN-bound: 12AM-5AM & Sat 12AM-7AM pic.twitter.com/eenximxH4b

— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) August 1, 2022

DOT also reminds residents that the Westchester Avenue Bridge repairs will require weekday lane closures on the Northbound and Southbound Hutchinson River Parkway from Aug. 1 to Sept. 2. See below tweet for more details.

#WestchesterAvenueBridge repairs will require weekday lane closures on the Northbound & Southbound Hutchinson River Parkway 8/1-9/2:

Single Lane Closure: 10PM-5AM Double Lane Closure: 12AM-4AM

One travel lane in either direction will be maintained at all times. pic.twitter.com/YGrxqA7Ntj

— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) July 29, 2022

As reported, and as a reminder, effective Aug. 1, tickets will be issued to drivers who breach the 25 mph citywide speed limit by exceeding the posted speed limits by more than 10 mph. Speed cameras are now in operation 24/7/365.

For all New Yorkers and the reasons we are out at night and on weekends. #VisionZero

Beginning today 8/1 at 10PM for the first time, NYC's 2,000 speed cameras will help keep New Yorkers safe 24/7/365.#Drive25 and always yield to pedestrians and cyclists. pic.twitter.com/Qq7XaiWGll

— NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) August 1, 2022

Meanwhile, NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) has advised residents of a temporary, bee-line, bus stop relocation on Jerome Avenue which will be in effect 24/7 from June 13 until Aug. 31, 2022.

We asked DDC to clarify the cross street of the impacted Jerome Avenue bus stop and a representative replied, saying, “Westchester Bee Bus line stop [on] Jerome Ave and East 233rd Street was relocated south on Jerome Avenue. See Google map below.”

NYC DDC has also advised of the following update on the ongoing Bainbridge Avenue construction project.

DDC has also announced that there will be a temporary reroute of the southbound Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4 buses from Gun Hill Road to 210th, 24/7 until Nov. 2, 2022. See below flier.

DDC has also announced that there will be a temporary closure of the westbound Bx10 bus stop on East Gun Hill Road at Bainbridge Avenue, 24/7 until Nov. 2, 2022. See below flier.

DDC has also announced that there will be a temporary rerouting of the northbound Bx16, Bx34 and BxM4 buses from Gun Hill Road to Jerome Avenue, 24/7 until Nov. 2, 2022. See below flier.

Meanwhile, the MTA has advised of the following repairs on the D line that are ongoing from July 2022 through 2023.

Throughout August, NYC DOT will begin safety improvements on White Plains Road from East 226th Street to East 241st Street in Wakefield. This work will a dd protected bike lanes, s horten pedestrian crossings, i mprove accessibility, and u pgrade corridor markings. See attached flier below for more information. 

Notice of Replacement of Trunk Water Mains, Rehabilitation of Sewers in Norwood and Woodlawn Heights

NYC Department of Design and Construction advises that the replacement of the trunk and distribution water mains and a rehabilitation of the sewers continues to take place in Norwood and Woodlawn Heights during the third quarter of 2022. See attached fliers for more information.

Alternate Side Parking (ASP) Update

As reported, effective July 5, alternate side parking regulations for street cleaning was restored to pre-pandemic frequency as posted on the signage throughout the City. When ASP is in effect, you can’t park on the side of the street that is being cleaned. Move your vehicle during the posted street cleaning regulations. The rules apply for the entire time posted on the sign, even if a street sweeper has passed. You can look up the ASP rules on street cleaning signs on specific streets by using the Parking Sign Locator map. Learn more about ASP on the City’s 311 information page.

DSNY officials say environmental justice begins at the street level, and clean streets are vital to vibrant neighborhoods and our city’s economic recovery. Mechanical sweeping is the most cost-effective and efficient means of street cleaning. Mechanical brooms pick up several thousand pounds of litter and debris each day and are key components of a comprehensive public health and environmental justice program. Without this brief period of curb access, litter and debris build up causing a cleanliness problem and polluting our waterways.

There will be restrictions to curbside parking and sidewalk access for certain community districts from Oct. 4, 2021 until Summer 2023, at certain times. See attached flyer below for more details.

As reported, the Bronx bus redesign plan was initiated in 2019 by New York City Transit (an agency of the MTA) and the final plan was made available here: https://new.mta.info/bronxbusredesign, while the final plan addendum (published in November 2021) was made available here. Comments from the public were submitted here: https://mta-nyc.custhelp.com/app/comments_bronxbus. On December 15, 2021, the MTA Board of Directors adopted the Bronx Local Bus Network Redesign Final Plan. The staff summary and Board proceedings are available for review by clicking on the hyperlinks provided. Earlier this year, preparations got underway to roll out the borough-wide plan, as reported. On Tuesday, June 21, the MTA formally announced the go-live date of June 26 during a press conference held at Fordham Plaza.

For real-time travel information, motorists should check New York State’s official traffic and travel information source, 511NY, before traveling. Call 5-1-1, visit www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app on iTunes or Google Play.  The free service allows users to check road conditions, view traffic cameras and link to air and transit information.  The app features Drive mode, which provides audible alerts along a chosen route while a user is driving, warning them about incidents and construction.

Motorists are urged to slow down and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone.  Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

For up-to-date travel information, call 511, visit www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app.

Check out our Neighborhood Notes feature also for more information on local road works affecting local bus stops, and more.

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