Third Street Bridge Traffic Reduced To Single Lane During D.O.T. Repair Starting May 22

The New York City Department of Transportation has just issued a notice of work  on the Third Street Bridge in Gowanus.  Traffic will be reduced to single lane of traffic between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m starting on Monday May 22, 2017.

The work is apparently related to "bridges recovery construction from Superstorm Sandy.

Flaggers will be out on either side of the lane reduction to assist traffic as well as variable message boards which will alert motorists of the construction."

Below is a list of workdays.

Monday 5/22

Tuesday5/23

Wednesday 5/24
Thursday 5/25
Friday 5/26
Tuesday 5/30
Wednesday 5/31

Thursday 6/1
Friday 6/1

It probably is a good idea to avoid the area on those days.

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Third Street Bridge In Gowanus To Close Intermittently For Repair This Tuesday

The notice above comes from the New York City Department Of Transportation via Community Board 6.
The Third Street Bride in Gowanus will be closed intermittently in each direction on Tuesday, February 2nd from 9 am to 4 pm for needed post-Sandy repair work.
Delays may result, so you may want to avoid the area during those hours. Use the Carroll Street Bridge or the 9th Street Bridge if you can. And, of course,  allow extra time if you need to cross the canal on Tuesday.



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Repair To Carroll Street Bridge Mechanisms Damaged During Sandy To Begin

Good news! It looks as though NYC Department Of Transportation is moving ahead with the much needed repair to the Carroll Street Bridge, which was damaged by floodwater.

Craig Hammerman, Community Board 6's district manager sent out the email below regarding a temporary closing of the bridge this morning to test a temporary operating system to open and close the bridge.

Craig writes:
"The Carroll Street Bridge’s mechanical systems were damaged during Superstorm Sandy. The NYCDOT Division of Bridges is beginning the project to repair the damaged mechanisms of the bridge over this Spring and Summer.
A Temporary Operating System has been installed and the NYCDOT will be testing this system tomorrow, Wednesday April 1, 2015 after 10:00am.

The test should take no longer than 15 minutes and has been scheduled during non-rush hours; disruption to the traffic on Carroll Street will be very temporary."

The retractable bridge, which swings out horizontally to open for barge traffic, was built in 1889 and landmarked in 1987.  It is the oldest of the four remaining retractable bridges left in this country. Below is a photo of the bridge from 1912.

(from the Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library)

Incidentally, i just received the photo below from friend and reader Elizabeth Kenney of the Third Street Bridge, which was open today. She writes: "It is the 3rd Street Bridge, taken from 3rd Avenue side just now at 2 Pm today. It is up for the first time since Sandy."

Obviously, DoT is working on that bridge as well.

(photo credit: Elizabeth Kenney)

Elizabeth also sent along a beautiful old photo of the bridge that is included in a photo exhibit at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's shop in Grand Central. Thanks for sharing it, Elizabeth.

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Weeknight Lane Closure Over Third Street Bridge In Gowanus Canal

The New York City Department Of Transportation just sent out a public notice via Community Board 6 announcing weeknight lane closures on the Third Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal.  The work to be performed consists of installing refurbished span drive motors as part of the restoration of the bridge’s operating mechanism.
The night time lane closure will last for two weeks.  It started last night and will continue through October 3. One lane will be closed at a time Monday to Friday between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. the next morning.
According to DoT, flaggers will maintain two-way traffic.

The Community Board just sent the notice out last night. Better late than ever, I say.




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One Lane Closed At Third Street Bridge Over Gowanus Canal On Next Two Saturdays

This notice comes from the New York City Department Of Transportation via Community Board 6.
On  Saturday, February 15th and Saturday, February 22d, from 7 am to 1 pm, one lane of the Third Street Bridge over the Gowanus Canal will be closed.  Traffic will alternate directions during the closure.
Delays may result, so you may want to avoid the area during those hours.

The closure will allow NYC DOT to remove parts of the bridge that were damaged during Hurricane Sandy so that they may be repaired off site.

Incidentally, the Carroll Street Bridge and the Union Street Bridge were also damaged during the storm in October 2012 and currently can not be swung open to allow boats or barges to pass.




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