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Belt Parkway East to Close Overnight

By GerritsenBeach.net, on March 15th, 2011%

Belt Parkway Eastbound
Full roadway closure
Flatbush Avenue to Mill Basin Bridge

On Monday March 21, 2011 at 11 p.m. the New York City Department of Transportation will begin an urgent repaving operation on the eastbound Belt Parkway between Flatbush Ave and the Mill Basin Bridge. This operation will require full closure of the parkway between Flatbush Avenue and the Mill Basin Bridge and the implementation of a local traffic detour during paving operations. Traffic agents and message boards will assist traffic through the area. Weather permitting; all work will be completed by Saturday morning March 26th at 7 a.m.

Overnight Lane Closures
Weekdays
Monday through Thursday: All east bound lanes closed 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Weekends
Friday evening into Saturday:All east bound lanes closed 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m

Anthony Weiner to Restart Belt Parkway Repair Discussion

By GerritsenBeach.net, on April 7th, 2010%

The Sheepshead Plumb Beach Meeting was last night (4/6/2010) and Congressman Anthony Weiner was in attendance.

Congressman Wiener mainly spoke about the recently passed health care law and how it will effect everyone. We won’t be touching on the health care issue.

However he did heavily discuss the Belt Parkway erosion.

“Now about two feet and a bunch of sandbags are what separate the Atlantic Ocean at high tide in a storm from the Belt Parkway, and it’s gotten worse, not better.”

The whole story boils down to New York City repairing the Bike path first. Then the Army Core of Engineers can step in and partake in “a major piece of civil engineering”. The Army Core has offered to consult the city in it’s repairs.

The Congressman has also asked the governor to designate the belt parkway and parts of Queens, which suffered from serious damages from the March rainstorms, a disaster area. This will free up federal funds to repair the damage.

The Congressman promised to bring the City and Army Corp back to a active discussion to get something going.

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