Pedestrian Walkways to Close on Bridges to Rockaways
Based on current weather forecasts of high winds, MTA Bridges and Tunnels will ban empty tractor-trailers and tandem trucks on its seven bridges, listed below, beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, March 11, and anticipated to last through 10:00 p.m. The ban will take place at these bridges:
- Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
- Cross Bay Bridge
- Henry Hudson Bridge
- Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
- Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
- Throgs Neck Bridge
- Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
The pedestrian walkways at the Cross Bay Bridge and Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge will also be closed during this time.
The pedestrian walkways at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge and Henry Hudson Bridge will remain open, weather permitting.
For real time updates on service changes, motorists can visit mta.info.