Van Wyck Expressway Exit Ramp To Close Overnight This Weekend

FOREST HILLS, QUEENS — Getting to Forest Hills — or any part of central or northwest Queens — from the Van Wyck Expressway is going to be a bit more complicated this weekend, the New York State Department of Transportation is warning drivers.

The two-lane exit ramp from the northbound Van Wyck Expressway to westbound Grand Central Parkway — which continues north through Queens to Manhattan — will close at 10:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, weather permitting, the transportation agency said in a news release.

The ramp should reopen as usual at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, the NYSDOT said.

Drivers can instead take Exit 11, towards 69 Road/Jewel Avenue, and follow the signed detour, to get to the Grand Central Parkway during these closures.

The closure, which is the second this year, is part of a project to demolish the old eastbound Grand Central Parkway ramp to the westbound Jackie Robinson Parkway, which runs through the same intersection.

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