Brooklyn BQE To Close For Repairs This Weekend: DOT

BROOKLYN, NY —This weekend, the Queens-bound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will be fully closed until Monday, according to the city Department of Transportation.

Construction will begin on Saturday at 2 a.m. and finish on Monday, June 3 at 4 a.m., the Queens-bound BQE will be closed from Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street., the NYC DOT said.

Construction crews will add new concrete and reinforcing steel bars to the BQE near Clark Street and Grace Court, according to a press release.

This latest work will be the last planned repair work to this section of the highway this year.

“We are approaching the third and final phase of our interim repair work for 2024 on the BQE to preserve its lifespan and keep it in a state of good repair,” NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said in a statement. “As we did in October and April we will keep the public closely updated on our progress as we plan ahead for this work.”

Additional Travel Restrictions

• Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Hicks Street banned (except for buses)
• Atlantic Avenue eastbound left turn onto Clinton Street banned (except for buses)
• Hicks Street northbound left turn onto westbound Atlantic Avenue banned

Ramp closures associated with work June 1 to 3
Queens-Bound

• 3rd Ave entrance Ramp
• 6th Ave entrance Ramp
• Prospect Expressway Entrance Ramp (HOV lane to HLC tunnel open)
• Hamilton Avenue Entrance Ramp
• Atlantic Avenue Entrance Ramp

Queens-Bound Atlantic Avenue Detour

• All Queens-bound vehicles must exit at Atlantic Avenue
• Left onto Boerum Place
• Right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE

Queens-Bound Third Avenue Entrance Ramp Detour

• Exit Gowanus Expressway at Exit 21 to Third Avenue (Brooklyn)
• Travel along Third Avenue
• Left onto Flatbush Avenue
• Right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE

Queens-Bound Prospect Expressway Entrance Ramp Detour

• Travel along the Prospect Expressway towards Gowanus Expressway
• Exit Gowanus Expressway at Hamilton Avenue (HOV lane to HLC tunnel open)
• Take a right onto Hicks Street
• Take a right onto Atlantic Avenue
• Take a left onto Boerum Place
• Take a right onto Tillary Street and take ramp onto BQE

Queens-Bound Linden Boulevard Detour

• Exit Gowanus Expressway at Prospect Expressway
• Exit at 10th Avenue
• Turn right onto 10th Avenue
• Turn left onto McDonald Avenue
• Turn left onto Caton Avenue
• Continue onto Linden Boulevard
• Detour routes to Conduit Avenue with connections to Nassau Expressway, Van Wyck Expressway, and the Long Island Expressway via the Van Wyck Expressway