UPDATE: Brooklyn Bridge Traffic Alerts for This Weekend

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***The Washington Street Staircase to the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade will be closed this weekend on Saturday (10/4) from 1AM to 5AM. Pedestrians will be directed to enter the Brooklyn Bridge promenade at Tillary Street***

***Next weekend, October 10th to October 13th, there will be a Full Weekend Closure to Manhattan-bound traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge. This closure will begin at 11:59PM on Friday night (10/10) and continue through 6:00AM on Monday morning (10/13), for 54 consecutive hours. During this time, Manhattan-bound traffic will be closed entirely. Among other operations, this full weekend closure will enable the contractor to place asphalt on the Brooklyn-bound roadway. All motorists should consider taking the Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, or the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel (MTA-tolled facility). Click here for Manhattan-bound access diagram***

This weekend there will be an overnight detour to Manhattan-bound traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge on Friday (10/3) and Saturday (10/4) nights. There will be no closure on Sunday (10/5) night. Weekday overnight closures will continue on Monday (10/6) night. Please see the schedule below. Traffic will access the Bridge from Pearl Street or Centre Street using a contraflow configuration. There will be additional access to the bridge this weekend via the Park Row ramp from Frankfort St. See diagram for Brooklyn-bound access.

Overnight Detours for Manhattan-Bound Traffic*
Fri night/Sat morn (10/3): Midnight* to 7AM
Sat night/Sun morn (10/4): Midnight* to 9AM
Sun night/Mon morn (10/5): no closure
Mon – Thurs night (10/6 – 10/9): 11PM* to 6AM

* To allow traffic to clear before the reversal begins, the BQE exit closes 30 minutes earlier, the FDR Drive exits close an hour earlier, and all other Brooklyn ramps shut down 5-15 minutes earlier.