MTA Advises New Yorkers of Bridge and Tunnel Closures Ahead of Five Boro Bike Tour

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Staten Island-Bound Lower Level Will be Closed

Mass Transit is the Easiest and Most Sustainable Way to the Five Boro Bike Tour

Motorists Should Expect Delays and Allow for Extra Travel Time

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is reminding customers that mass transit is the best way to get to the TD Five Boro Bike Tour on Sunday, May 5. Closures will be in effect for certain MTA bridges and tunnels to accommodate the tour.

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (VNB)

The Staten Island-bound lower level of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge will be closed from 2:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 5. Due to the closure of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE)/Gowanus Expressway for this event, traffic will not be able to access the bridge via this approach from approximately 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Note that the upper level of the bridge will remain open in both directions throughout the event with the Staten Island-bound upper level only accessible from the Belt Parkway and 92nd St entrance ramps. To hear information about all VNB Five-Boro Bike Tour closures, call (718) 556-8010.

Other closings at the VNB include:

• One Brooklyn-bound lane on the lower level from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• The Bay St exit from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• The 92nd St entrance ramp to the Staten Island-bound lower level from approximately 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• The Belt Parkway entrance ramp to the Staten Island-bound lower level from approximately 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• The Lily Pond Av exit from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (RFK)

The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge's exit ramp to the southbound FDR Drive will be closed from approximately 7:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. All southbound traffic must exit the RFK via the 2nd Av-East 125th St ramp.

Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (HLC)

The approach from the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel to the westbound Gowanus/BQE will be closed from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Due to this off-property closure, all traffic exiting the HLC Tunnel in Brooklyn will be diverted to Hamilton Av during this time, and the Trinity Place exit in Manhattan will also be closed from approximately 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Motorists should expect delays and plan additional travel time or seek alternate routes. Closing times are subject to change by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and event organizers.

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