Weekend Bridge and Tunnel Closures

Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel

One tube at the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel will be closed this weekend, April 27-30th , from 10 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday. The remaining tube will have one lane heading into Manhattan and one lane into Brooklyn.

The work being done is part of the $43.5 million project to replace the tunnelÂ’s original 1950s-era electrical switches and feeder cables.

TD Five Boro Bike Tour

On Sunday, May 6th the Staten Island-bound lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will be closed to traffic between 12:01 a.m. and 6 p.m. for the annual TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour. The Brooklyn-bound lower level of the bridge will also close at 12:01 a.m., and two of three lanes will reopen at approximately 8 a.m.

The upper level of the bridge will remain open in both directions throughout the event. Motorists should expect delays and seek alternate routes if possible.

To hear information about all the Verrazano bike tour closures, call 212 360-3000.

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