Here’s the word from NY1 on today’s Manhattan Bridge commute, first since they closed the lower level for repairs. BIG FUN. DOT is advising alternate routes.
Drivers headed to the Manhattan Bridge this morning are being urged to
take alternate routes, because the lower level of the bridge is closed
for repairs.While traffic ran smoothly for the first day of the closure
yesterday, today is the first time rush hour commuters will have to
deal with the change, which is expected to last for a year.The Department of Transportation is urging drivers to use alternate
routes and roadways, even though the upper level of the bridge will
remain open during construction.The work is part of an overall upgrade that should be complete in time for the bridge’s 100th anniversary in 2009.
Pedestrians and bikers are now sharing access along the bridge’s south walkway. The north walkway is closed.
Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Bridge is going under the microscope starting today.
The State Department of Transportation will begin a three week
inspection of the bridge starting today, with a complete look at the
bridge’s masonry towers.The DOT says this is a routine part of a plan to inspect every bridge on a two-year cycle.