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Bridge and Street Closures in The Bronx from January 21 through February 22

A garbage train under the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge truss span, in the Bronx. These trains take garbage from a Waste Management transfer station a bit further down the line to sites in Western NY like the High Acres Landfill near Fairport.
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The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from Jan. 21 to Feb. 22.

 

East 144th Street between Gerard Avenue and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Jan. 31, to facilitate crane operation.

 

East 146th Street between Gerard Avenue and Exterior Street/River Avenue: This street will be closed 24/7 through Jan. 31, for crawler crane operations.

 

East 149th Street (service road) between Dead End and Exterior Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Feb. 8, for new building construction access and use.

Bullard Avenue between Nereid Avenue and East 237th Street: This street will be closed Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Feb. 14, to facilitate crane operation.

Clinton Avenue between Jefferson Avenue and Boston Road (bend of East 169th Street): This street will be closed Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Feb. 1, to facilitate crane operation.
Bergen Avenue between East 152nd Street and Westchester Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Feb. 22, for a new building crane.

 

Harrod Place between Westchester Avenue and Morris Avenue:  This street will be closed Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Feb. 7, for DDC project HWPLZ004X, a sewer reconstruction and installation.

 

Manida Street between Spofford Avenue and Randall Avenue: This street will be closed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (up to two times per week) through Jan. 28, to facilitate concrete boom truck operation.

 

McClellan Street between Gerard Avenue and River Avenue: This street will be closed 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., except during any Yankee Stadium events through Jan. 29, to facilitate crane operation.

 

Shakespeare Avenue between Featherbed Lane and Cross Bronx Expressway service road: This street will be closed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (up to two times per week) through Jan. 22, to facilitate crane operation.

 

 

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