The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge will be closed to traffic in both directions during overnight hours from Monday, April 22, through Wednesday morning, May 1. There will be no closures on Saturday or Sunday nights. During this time, all traffic will be detoured to the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., including the Q35 bus. The closures are needed to dismantle and remove protective shielding that was in place for the lift upgrade work, and to perform necessary mechanical maintenance work on the bridge. Schedule is as follows:

• Monday, April 22, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Tuesday, April 23
• Tuesday, April 23, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 24
• Wednesday, April 24, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Thursday, April 25
• Thursday, April 25, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Friday, April 26
• Friday, April 26, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Saturday, April 27
• Monday, April 29, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Tuesday, April 30
• Tuesday, April 30, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Wednesday, May 1

Signs will be in place advising motorists of the closure and detour coming off the bridge.

Motorists can sign up for MTA e-mail or text alerts at www.mymtaalerts.com and check the Bridges and Tunnels homepage or Facebook page for the latest information on this planned work.