August 10, 2016
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*Reminder* Marine Parkway Bridge Will Be Closed Weeknights, August 14 to Sept 1, 2016All Traffic Will Be Detoured to Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
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The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge will be fully closed to traffic on most weeknights from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m., starting Sunday, August 14 through 5:00 a.m. Thursday, September 1, 2016 with the exception of Friday and Saturday nights, as well as Sunday and Monday, August 28 & August 29, when the bridge will remain open. Electronic signs will be placed along the Belt Parkway and Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, and along Rockaway Point Blvd. and Beach Channel Drive in the Rockaways, notifying motorists to use the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge as a detour during the closure periods. The closures are required to allow for maintenance and testing operations on the lift mechanism of the bridge. Motorists can sign up for MTA e-mail or text alerts at www.mta.info and check the Bridges and Tunnels homepage or Facebook page for the latest information on this planned work. |
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