NYC DOT is performing a lot of needed work in our area in the month of July. Please note of the following:
FULTON STREET MALL
+ The bulk of the demolition work will be at night with the remaining roadwork to take place during the day.
+ Side streets will remain open and construction will be phased such that north and south movement through Fulton Street will be maintained at all times.
+ As always, deliveries will not be permitted on Fulton Street. Merchants are encouraged to use side street loading/unloading zones, which will remain available during roadbed construction.
+ Emergency vehicles will continue to have access along Fulton Street.
+ Private garbage pick up and delivery arrangements will need to be coordinated with Chris Woods of HDR-Daniel Frankfurt.
BUS ROUTE CHANGES
As a result of the construction work, bus stops will be eliminated and relocated as follows:
Eliminated as of July 12:
B25 stop on Fulton Street between Gallatin and Hoyt, B26 and B54 panels to remain
B25 stop on Fulton Street between Elm and Bond, B26 and B54 panels to remain
B25 stop on Fulton between Hanover and Flatbush, B26 and B54 panels to remain
B25 stop on Fulton between Rockwell and Ashland, B26 panel to remain
B25 stop on Fulton between St. Felix and Lafayette, B26 panel to remain
New as of July 12:
B25, B38 and B52 stop on Livingston between Smith and Hoyt, install B25, B38 and B52 panels to existing stop
B25, B38 and B52 stop on Livingston between Hoyt and Bond, install B25, B38 and B52 panels to existing stop
B25, B38 and B52 stop on Livingston between Nevins and Flatbush
B25, B38 and B52 stop on Lafayette between St. Felix and Ft. Greene Place
B61 and B65 stop on Smith between Schermerhorn and Livingston, install lollipop pole, B61 and B65 panels
New York City Transit did not provide bus route changes, only bus stop relocations. According to the Fulton Mall Improvement Association, “NYC Transit will be responsible for communicating these route changes to the riding public.” Hopefully the preceding will help with the last minute outreach.
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
The New York City Department of Transportation is performing rehabilitation work on the Brooklyn Bridge ramps and approaches, which are in urgent need of repair. The entire span will also be repainted to prevent steel corrosion. This work will commence in the spring of 2010 and continue until 2014.
To facilitate this work, two of three lanes will be closed on the westbound main bridge. This work is currently scheduled to begin on July 12th, and will take about four weeks. After completion, two of three lanes will be closed on the eastbound main bridge and eastbound closures are scheduled for an additional four weeks. All work will occur during off-peak hours:
Westbound
Eastbound
These closures will allow the vertical protective shields to be installed along the westbound main bridge, which is the first step toward setting up containment units for paint work. The start date of these closures is an estimate, and actual closures could be put into effect after that date. Specific notification will be made via email, Facebook (NYCDOT), Twitter (#NYCDOTbkbridge), and Notify NYC, at least 72 hours in advance.
For more information on the project, please visit the website at: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/brooklyn_bridge.shtm
Questions regarding this project may be addressed to:
Sabrina Lau, AICP
Community Liaison
(347) 647-0876
[email protected]
FLUSHING AVENUE
Construction will start Saturday, July 17th on the addition of bike lanes to Flushing Avenue. This will reduce the travel lanes to one lane in each direction, and result in the removal of on-street parking on the NORTH side of Flushing (from Navy to Williamsburg Streets).
+ Mondays to Fridays: closures will begin at 2:00AM and the lanes will reopen at 6:00 AM.
+ Saturdays: closure will begin at 3:00 AM and the lanes will reopen at 7:00 AM.
+Sundays: closure will begin at 3:00 AM and lanes will reopen at 8:00 AM.
+ Sundays to Fridays: closures will begin at 11:00PM and the lanes will reopen at 6:00 AM.
+ Saturdays and Sundays: closure will begin at 2:00 AM and lanes will reopen at 6:00 AM.
As part of the renovation of the Fulton Mall. Trocom, the project contractor, advised Community Board 2 that effective 6:00 a.m. Monday, July 12, Fulton Street between Adams Street/Boerum Place and Jay Street will be closed. HDR-Daniel Frankfurt, the project engineer, states the closure will be for approximately four weeks. The Fulton Mall Improvement Association provided the following details in its July 7 newsletter:
Take the green choice and read the FGA Newsletter online at or pick up your free copy at local area merchants around Fort Greene.
Tuesday, August 10th
MARP’s Myrtle Eats Fresh initiativeincludes a number of projects that engage community members in activities to improve access to healthy, affordable food on Myrtle Avenue, and in the surrounding neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Projects include a community-run farm stand, a community chef program, creating and expanding community gardens on public housing grounds, and the formation of a local food policy task force. 
Next FGA Neighborhood Meeting
