Shortline Bus Posted August 14, 2010 Share #1 Posted August 14, 2010 Brooklyn Bridge construction starts Aug. 23, keeping Manhattan-bound lanes closed nights till 2014 BY Samuel Goldsmith NY DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Saturday, August 14th 2010 A massive rehab of the Brooklyn Bridge will begin Aug. 23, keeping Manhattan-bound lanes closed most nights until 2014. Manhattan-bound lanes will close Monday through Friday from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., Saturdays from 12:01 a.m. to 7 a.m. and Sundays from 12:01 a.m. to 9 a.m., according to the city's Department of Transportation. Brooklyn-bound lanes and pedestrian paths will stay open during construction. Cars leaving Brooklyn will be directed to the Manhattan Bridge. The $508 million job will double the capacity of two clogged ramps, replace rotting pavement and repaint steel to prevent corrosion. The rehab will cost the city $286 million, officials said. The remaining funds will come from the federal government, including $30 million from the stimulus bill. The project will employ hundreds of New Yorkers, Mayor Bloomberg has said, and marks the first major construction on the bridge in a decade. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/08/14/2010-08-14_4_yrs_of_bklyn_bridge_traffic_hell_starts_aug_23.html#ixzz0weyuoAIl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted August 14, 2010 Share #2 Posted August 14, 2010 This historic icon was neglected during the 1970's fiscal crisis. Exacerbating the problem are all of those SUV's and vans that use the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted August 14, 2010 Share #3 Posted August 14, 2010 Has to be done. I'd hate to see a major bridge in this city collapse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted August 14, 2010 Share #4 Posted August 14, 2010 Cuz we all know you need big trucks to go offroading in nyc... :mad: Bout time this beauty got some attention. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted August 14, 2010 Share #5 Posted August 14, 2010 Brooklyn Bridge > Manhattan Bridge. The Manhattan bridge is a lost cause..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted August 15, 2010 Share #6 Posted August 15, 2010 Brooklyn Bridge > Manhattan Bridge. The Manhattan bridge is a lost cause..... The Manhattan bridge is one of the nicest rides to and from Brooklyn, both levels ever since they did the work to the roadways. Brooklyn bridge is only for cars so I don't take it while I'm working but all the 4 wheelers run to the Brooklyn bridge like its going out of style to get into Manhattan or B.K while jamming the shit out of the b.q.e or f.d.r drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadcruiser1 Posted August 15, 2010 Share #7 Posted August 15, 2010 I feel like people are forgetting that the TA just retrofitted and repaired the Manhattan Bridge. The Manhattan Bridge already has a flaw. Whenever heavy moves by the bridge sways too much. It has to do with the tracks and the roadways being on left and right sides of the bridge's deck. It's also not ok for the Williamsburg Bridge. The bridge is way too narrow for today's cars. The only way to solve this heavy traffic and damage is to built two new bridges. One south of the Willy B but North of the Manhattan B. The other one is west of the Manhattan B and east of the Brooklyn B. It would help with the heavy traffic and would allow the tracks to be removed from the Manny B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 15, 2010 Share #8 Posted August 15, 2010 Scrap bridges and float the cars across the river! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJC Posted August 15, 2010 Share #9 Posted August 15, 2010 I like that idea Joe,while we're at it unban the No cars rule on the SI ferry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted August 15, 2010 Share #10 Posted August 15, 2010 Scrap bridges and float the cars across the river! Float them to your house, especially all the truck traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted August 15, 2010 Share #11 Posted August 15, 2010 Good, if you float them to my house, i'll collect a fee on every ship I sent out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan05979 Posted August 15, 2010 Share #12 Posted August 15, 2010 Good, if you float them to my house, i'll collect a fee on every ship I sent out. Now your using your noodle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Glen Posted August 15, 2010 Share #13 Posted August 15, 2010 Brooklyn Bridge > Manhattan Bridge. The Manhattan bridge is a lost cause..... The Brooklyn Bridge is one of my favorite bridges but it loses cool points for having a 3 ton weight limit (yes, I realize it was built in 1883). The Manhattan Bridge doesn't get enough credit. It carries 4 subway lines. The bridge has a design flaw but that was rectified in the 1980's. Despite its design flaw, the Manhattan Bridge is one of the strongest bridges in the city. The Williamsburg Bridge is the ugliest bridge ever built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted August 15, 2010 Share #14 Posted August 15, 2010 The Williamsburg bridge at one point was in danger of collapse due to neglect. You want to stop the flexing, there are many ways to do it. All 3 east river suspension bridges are amazing, the QB is amazing too. I think if you saw them from the seaport or the staten island ferry you'd get a better view of what they do to the city visually. Ride the tramway too. Eventually they will need to replace the main cables and the road deck, but not for another several generations. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted August 15, 2010 Share #15 Posted August 15, 2010 They must've done good work in those days: *Brooklyn Bridge since 1883; *Willy B. since 1903 *Manny B. since 1909 *Queensborough (the 59th Street Bridge) since 1909 Even the "newest" bridges are getting up there: *George Washington Bridge *Triborough Bridge *Bronx-Whitestone Bridge *Cross Bay Bridge *Throgs Neck Bridge *Verazzano Narrows Bridge Makes one stop and realize how dependant New York City is on her bridges and tunnels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortline Bus Posted August 15, 2010 Author Share #16 Posted August 15, 2010 They must've done good work in those days:*Brooklyn Bridge since 1883; *Willy B. since 1903 *Manny B. since 1909 *Queensborough (the 59th Street Bridge) since 1909 Even the "newest" bridges are getting up there: *George Washington Bridge *Triborough Bridge *Bronx-Whitestone Bridge *Cross Bay Bridge *Throgs Neck Bridge *Verazzano Narrows Bridge Makes one stop and realize how dependant New York City is on her bridges and tunnels. Not to netpick EE but the Triboro is now known as the RFK Triboro Bridge. I think Gov Paterson and previous Gov. Spitzer would scream at you ;)for making that error of their political hero as young men. Back to serious point. You also make a good point on how NYC really needs the bridges and tunnels to connect within NYC and to the outside world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B35 via Church Posted August 15, 2010 Share #17 Posted August 15, 2010 The Brooklyn Bridge is one of my favorite bridges but it loses cool points for having a 3 ton weight limit (yes, I realize it was built in 1883). The Manhattan Bridge doesn't get enough credit. It carries 4 subway lines. The bridge has a design flaw but that was rectified in the 1980's. Despite its design flaw, the Manhattan Bridge is one of the strongest bridges in the city. The Williamsburg Bridge is the ugliest bridge ever built. Get enough credit... lol... they've been "fixing" that damn thing before I was born, and will continue "fixing" it to the date of my death.... I mean, will we ever see bi-directional traffic on the lower level ever again ??? The fact that so many subway lines (so many TPH) utilize the bridge, will end up leading to its demise.... I tell you one thing. I don't want to be around when that happens... as for the williamsburg, that bridge is an eyesore to look at... when I'm driving: - on the lower level of the verrazano, I feel like I'm in a sardine can - on the williamsburg, I feel like I'm driving through a prison - on the triboro (bronx bound, from manhattan), I feel like I'm riding a rollercoaster.... - on the manhattan, well shit, I have to play "guess which level I HAVE to take b/c the level I WANT to take, has traffic flowing in the opposite direction of which I'm driving in..." 9 times out of 10, I'm driving over the brooklyn bridge when I'm traveling to/from manhattan... I'll deal w/ brooklyn bridge blvd (adams st) before I deal with flatbush av extension any day of the week.... god how I despise flatbush av ext; crossing it, walking adjacent to it, and driving on it..... rant... end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EE Broadway Local Posted August 15, 2010 Share #18 Posted August 15, 2010 Get enough credit... lol... they've been "fixing" that damn thing before I was born, and will continue "fixing" it to the date of my death.... I mean, will we ever see bi-directional traffic on the lower level ever again ??? The fact that so many subway lines (so many TPH) utilize the bridge, will end up leading to its demise.... I tell you one thing. I don't want to be around when that happens. Could the Manny B. collapse with a subway train on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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