Parts of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will be closed this weekend as the city carries out "necessary repair and replacement work," the Department of Transportation says.
The Queens-bound BQE will be fully closed from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street from Saturday, Oct. 14 at 2 a.m. until Monday, Oct. 16 at 4 a.m., the DOT said in a statement.
The Staten Island-bound BQE will be reduced to one lane of traffic between Sands Street and Atlantic Avenue during the same time, the release said.
The DOT is advising travelers to avoid the BQE during the scheduled closures and "expect extended travel times."
"We are making critical repairs to the BQE to preserve its lifespan while at the same time trying to minimize impact on the local community," DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said in a statement.
The following travel restrictions will be in place during that time, according to the DOT:
- Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Hicks Street banned (except for buses)
- Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Clinton Street banned (except for buses)
- Bus Stops B67 and B69 at Pearl and Sands Street will be closed
- Bus Stops B61 and B63 at Columbia Street and Atlantic Avenue will be redirected to Atlantic and Henry Street and rerouted via Congress Street and Hicks Street to Atlantic Avenue
Various BQE entrance and exit ramps will also be closed this weekend, the DOT says. A full list of ramp closures is below:
Queens-Bound
- Third Avenue entrance ramp
- Sixth Avenue entrance ramp
- Prospect Expressway entrance ramp
- Hamilton Avenue entrance ramp
- Atlantic Avenue entrance ramp
- Cadman Plaza exit ramp
- Brooklyn Bridge exit ramp
- Manhattan Bridge exit ramp
Staten Island-Bound
- Flushing Avenue entrance ramp
- Sands Street entrance ramp
- Vine Street entrance ramp
A full list of detours is available on the DOT's website.