The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has released its schedule of road and bridge closures for Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20. The Park Avenue Viaduct in Manhattan will close one direction at a time on the nights of Nov. 16–19, and the Grand Street Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens will close completely every night through Nov. 24. On the Clearview Expressway in Queens, the northbound Exits 4E and 4W will be reduced to one lane around the clock through the end of the year.
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced its schedule of closures for major roads and bridges from Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20. The Park Avenue Viaduct in Manhattan (East 40th to 46th streets) will close completely in one direction at a time from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. every night from Nov. 16 through Thursday, Nov. 19. The Grand Street Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens will be closed nightly through Tuesday, Nov. 24, and the northbound Exits 4E and 4W on the Clearview Expressway in Queens will run with a single lane 24 hours a day from Nov. 16 through Dec. 31.
Manhattan and the Bronx
The Park Avenue Viaduct closures are for repairs to leaking expansion joints. At the Battery Park Underpass, the northbound and southbound tubes will close alternately from 10 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Friday through Nov. 20. The southbound Henry Hudson Parkway exit at West 79th Street/Riverside Drive will close intermittently from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on weekdays and from 11 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. That work continues through May 12, 2027.
On the Broadway Bridge over the Harlem River, the right lane toward the Bronx will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Nov. 16 through Dec. 11. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the center lane will also be closed, with its direction alternating. The Hutchinson River Parkway bridge will close completely in one direction at a time from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. on weekdays over the same period. On the Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) between Arthur Avenue and Clay Avenue, one or two lanes in each direction will be closed during the early morning hours, Monday through Friday, through Dec. 14.
Brooklyn and Queens
The Grand Street Bridge over Newtown Creek will close completely from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Tuesday nights and from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, from Sunday, Nov. 15, through Nov. 24. DOT has suggested Metropolitan Avenue as an alternate route. However, one lane of the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge will also be closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Nov. 27, and the Queens-bound bike lane will be unavailable. The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge (Nov. 16–Dec. 11) and the Belt Parkway 26th Avenue Bridge (same period) will also have fewer lanes on weekday nights.
In Queens, the eastbound lanes of the Roosevelt Avenue Bridge (over the Van Wyck Expressway) will be closed from 11:59 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Dec. 22, and drivers will need to detour via the Northern Boulevard Bridge. The Van Wyck Expressway will also have lane reductions overnight through Nov. 20. On the Cross Island Parkway, one lane at the Hillside Avenue Bridge will be closed during the day through Dec. 4.
DOT said the schedule may change depending on weather or conditions at the work site, and that emergency closures are not included in this list. Drivers should check 511NY or the NYC road closure map for the latest conditions before heading out.