Get ready for another round of weekend shutdowns on the Jackie Robinson Parkway.
Portions of the eastbound section of the parkway between Pennsylvania Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway will be closed as needed beginning tonight at 11 p.m. and continuing until 8 a.m. Saturday morning. Road closures will also occur each weeknight between Aug. 17 to 20 from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. the following morning; and from 11 p.m. on Aug. 21 until 8 a.m. on Aug. 22.
According to the state Department of Transportation, the closure is required as work crews replace signs and guardrails and install mow strips on the roadbed.
The DOT is currently resurfacing the entire stretch of the 5-mile roadway between Kew Gardens and Brooklyn at a cost of $17 million. Work is being done in phases; crews will turn to the westbound lanes once resurfacing on the eastbound side is complete.
Drivers are advised to use the following designated eastbound detour routes through Cypress Hills, Woodhaven, Glendale, Forest Hills and Kew Gardens:
- Jamaica Avenue from Pennsylvania Avenue to Forest Parkway;
- Forest Parkway from Jamaica Avenue to Park Lane South;
- Park Lane South from Forest Parkway to Metropolitan Avenue; and
- Metropolitan Avenue from Park Lane South to the Jackie Robinson Parkway.
Visit the DOT’s website or call 511 for further details.
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