Four More Years: B'klyn Bridge Work Starts
Work finally started last night on the Brooklyn Bridge, a $500 million project that’s expected to take at least four years. For the duration, all Manhattan-bound lanes will be closed at night. On weekdays, the shutdown with be from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., on Saturdays from midnight to 7 a.m. on Saturdays and on…
Work finally started last night on the Brooklyn Bridge, a $500 million project that’s expected to take at least four years. For the duration, all Manhattan-bound lanes will be closed at night. On weekdays, the shutdown with be from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., on Saturdays from midnight to 7 a.m. on Saturdays and on Sundays from midnight to 9 a.m; there will also be 24 weekends when Manhattan-bound traffic will be suspended for the entire weekend. Official DOT info on the matter is available here. In an article this morning, The Daily News says that the project “means much pain for drivers” and CBS News calls it a “revamp nightmare.” Did anyone happen to drive over the bridge late-night last night? How gigantic a hassle do you think this will be?
“is there anything that doesn’t piss you off?”
No.
DH, fo sho.
Unclear if it’s just that bitter, angry people are more likely to acquire cars, or if having a car makes you bitter and angry.
“It amazes me that people driving free over the bridge(s) would gripe about a $500 million overhaul they don’t have to pay for. If only the subways got that same treatment.”
zing! you nailed it.
people with cars are really a miserable lot. you complain about:
– bike lanes taking up your road
– curb cuts taking up your free street parking
– minor inconveniences caused by necessary maintenance
is there anything that doesn’t piss you off?
Ringo – sadly we won’t see tolls anytime in the near future because the car lobby almost always prevails. It amazes me that people driving free over the bridge(s) would gripe about a $500 million overhaul they don’t have to pay for. If only the subways got that same treatment.
ringo, you are absolutely right. the new approaches will be “toll-ready”
I can’t believe I am the only person who sees that they are doing this “maintenance” which includes widening the approaches so they can add tolls. I mean, I’m sure it needs to be painted too, but tolls is what this is about.
“the bridges late night are mostly cabs headed back into the city to pick up their next fare into bklyn.”
Great, one more reason for cabbies to have a bad attitude about taking people to Brooklyn.
The 24 full-bridge closure weekends will surely push ppl to use the bklyn battery tunnel – a defacto extortion at $6.50 each way, but more efficient since it connects directly to FDR/West Side. Over four years the DOT/MTA will get used to surplus income from added tunnel traffic and once bridge is restored and tunnel traffic drops, the agencies will start crying about their ever-growing deficits. Solutions for drivers? None that I can see. Though an inconvenience, the bridge closure will not deter people from driving into the city, they’ll just factor more time for the trip.
This stinks. The other bridges are not equal alternatives to many people especially since they don’t directly connect with the FDR. Wont make people give up their cars, and overall will be worse for those concerned about air pollution and cars on streets (less efficient traffic flow for 4 yrs)