The BQE in Brooklyn is closing for repairs this weekend
The bad news: The Queens-bound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will be fully closed for repairs this Saturday through Monday of next week along the Brooklyn Heights waterfront.
The good news: this is the final round of construction, so those nightmarish traffic jams that have defined a few of your weekends are officially (almost) a thing of the past.
Construction will officially kick off at 2am on Saturday, June 1 and wrap up by Monday, June 3 at 4am. During the time frame, the Queens-bound BQE will be fully closed from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street.
“We are approaching the third and final phase of our interim repair work for 2024 on the BQE to preserve its lifespan and keep it in a state of good repair,” said NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez in an official statement.
According to an official press release, the repairs “focus on new concrete and reinforcing steels bars being added at spans on the BQE near Clark Street and Grace Court.”
Although detours will be heavily signed all around the area, you should expect major delays and, to be quite honest, you should consider ocmpletely avoiding the BQE throughout the weekend.
Here and below, find more details about the various reroutes and closures:
Additional Travel Restrictions
- Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Hicks Street banned (except for buses)
- Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Clinton Street banned (except for buses)
- Hicks Street northbound left turn onto westbound Atlantic Avenue banned
Ramp closures associated with work June 1 to 3
Queens-Bound
- 3rd Ave entrance Ramp
- 6th Ave entrance Ramp
- Prospect Expressway Entrance Ramp (HOV lane to HLC tunnel open)
- Hamilton Avenue Entrance Ramp
- Atlantic Avenue Entrance Ramp
Queens-Bound Atlantic Avenue Detour
- All Queens-bound vehicles must exit at Atlantic Avenue
- Left onto Boerum Place
- Right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE
Queens-Bound Third Avenue Entrance Ramp Detour
- Exit Gowanus Expressway at Exit 21 to Third Avenue (Brooklyn)
- Travel along Third Avenue
- Left onto Flatbush Avenue
- Right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE
Queens-Bound Third Avenue Entrance Ramp Detour
- Exit Gowanus Expressway at Exit 21 to Third Avenue (Brooklyn)
- Travel along Third Avenue
- Left onto Flatbush Avenue
- Right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE
Queens-Bound Prospect Expressway Entrance Ramp Detour
- Travel along the Prospect Expressway towards Gowanus Expressway
- Exit Gowanus Expressway at Hamilton Avenue (HOV lane to HLC tunnel open)
- Take a right onto Hicks Street
- Take a right onto Atlantic Avenue
- Take a left onto Boerum Place
- Take a right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE
Queens-Bound Linden Boulevard Detour
- Exit Gowanus Expressway at Prospect Expressway
- Exit at 10th Avenue
- Turn right onto 10th Avenue
- Turn left onto McDonald Avenue
- Turn left onto Caton Avenue
- Continue onto Linden Boulevard
- Detour routes to Conduit Avenue with connections to Nassau Expressway, Van Wyck Expressway, and the Long Island Expressway via the Van Wyck Expressway