NYC DOT - Construction Embargoes

NYC DOT imposes construction embargoes during significant special events, including the New York City
Marathon, parades, and for the winter holiday season. During embargoes, all active permits in the affected area(s) are
suspended and no new permits may be approved, unless a waiver for the work is granted by NYC DOT. Read more about embargoes in the Street Works
Manual

Holiday Construction Embargo

Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration

2025 State of the City Address

Holiday Construction Embargo

A special Holiday Construction Embargo shall be in effect from 6AM to 11:59PM starting Friday, November 15, 2024 through Thursday, January 2, 2025.

As a result, all routine work shall be suspended during the embargo period unless approval for the work is granted by the New York City Department of Transportation’s (NYCDOT) Office of Construction Mitigation and Coordination (OCMC). Such suspension shall not apply to emergency work for which an emergency number is obtained by the permittee pursuant to the provisions of section 2-11 of NYCDOT’s Highway Rules.

It shall be a violation of NYCDOT’s Highway Rules to perform any work on the street during this embargo period without the prior approval of OCMC or the receipt of an emergency number. NYCDOT will strictly enforce this embargo and violators are subject to penalties.

A list of the affected locations and the conditions for this embargo is attached. A map of the affected locations is available on NYCDOT’s website at:
https://nycdot.info/

This policy supersedes any and all previously issued policies regarding NYCDOT’s Holiday Construction Embargo.

Embargo Dates & Times:

Friday, November 15th 2024 – Thursday, January 2nd 2025 (6:00AM-11:59PM)

Embargoed Locations:

MANHATTAN

The area bounded by 66th to 30th Streets: river to river

The area bounded by 29th to 24th Streets: 3rd Avenue to 8th Avenue, all inclusive

The area bounded by Canal and Houston Streets: Centre/Lafayette Street to Essex Street

The area bounded by East/West 8th Street to Canal Street: Lafayette Street to 6th Avenue, all inclusive

The area bounded by Worth/Catherine/Harrison Street to Battery Park: river to river, all inclusive

1st Avenue: East Houston Street to East 66th Street

2nd Avenue: East Houston Street to East 66th Street

3rd Avenue: East 6th Street to East 66th Street

4th Avenue: Entire length

5th Avenue: Washington Square North to 66th Street

6th Avenue/Avenue of the Americas: Entire length

7th Avenue South/7th Avenue: West Houston Street to Central Park South

8th Avenue: Hudson Street to West 59th Street/Columbus Circle

8th Street: Entire length

9th Avenue: Little West 12th Street to West 59th Street

10th Avenue: Little West 12th Street to West 59th Street

10th Avenue: West 204th Street to West 212th Street

11th Avenue: Little West 12th Street to West 59th Street

14th Street: Entire length

17th Street: Broadway/Union Square West to Park Avenue/Union Square East

23rd Street: Entire length

72nd Street: Entire length (Includes Central Park Transverse Roadway)

79th Street: Entire length (Includes Central Park Transverse Roadway)

86th Street: Entire length (Includes Central Park Transverse Roadway)

96th Street: Entire length

97th Street Central Park Transverse Roadway: Entire length

116th Street: FDR Drive to 1st Avenue

117th Street: FDR Drive to 1st Avenue

118th Street: FDR Drive to 1st Avenue

119th Street: FDR Drive to 1st Avenue

125th Street: Entire length

178th Street: Fort Washington Avenue to Amsterdam Avenue

179th Street: Fort Washington Avenue to Amsterdam Avenue

181st Street: Amsterdam Avenue to Cabrini Boulevard

207th Street: Exterior Street/207th Street Bridge to Broadway

225th Street: Broadway to Bronx Border

Allen Street: Canal Street to East Houston Street

Amsterdam Avenue: West 59th Street to West 72nd Street

Astor Place: Entire length

Avenue C: East 14th Street to East 25th Street

Bleecker Street: 8th Avenue to Bowery

Bond Street: Entire Length

Bowery: Entire length

Broadway: Entire length

Broome Street: Entire length

Canal Street: Entire length

Central Park West: Columbus Circle to West 66th Street

Centre Street: Chambers Street to Kenmare Street

Christopher Street: Entire length

Church Street: Entire length

Cleveland Place: Entire length

Columbus Avenue: West 59th Street to West 72nd Street

Cooper Square: Entire length

Delancey Street: Entire length

Dyckman Street: Broadway to 10th Avenue

East Broadway: Bowery/Chatham Square to Grand Street

Gansevoort Street: Hudson Street to West Street

Grand Street: Entire length

Greenwich Avenue: Entire length

Houston Street: Entire length

Hudson Street: Chambers Street to West 14th Street

Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Street (9A)/11th Avenue/12th Avenue: Battery Park to West 57th Street

Kenmare Street: Entire length

Lafayette Street: Entire length

Lexington Avenue: East 21st Street to East 86th Street

Madison Avenue: East 23rd Street to East 86th Street

North Moore Street: West Street to Hudson Street

Park Avenue South/Park Avenue: East 17th Street to East 66th Street

Pleasant Avenue: East 116th Street to East 119th Street

South Street: Montgomery Street to Whitehall Street

St. Marks Place: Entire Length

St. Nicholas Avenue: Broadway to West 183rd Street

Trinity Place: Entire length

Union Square East: Entire length

Union Square West: Entire length

University Place: East 8th Street to East 14th Street

Varick Street: West Broadway to West Houston Street

Vestry Street: West Street to Hudson Street

Walker Street: West Broadway/Church Street to Canal Street

Washington Street: Little West 12th Street to West 14th Street

West Broadway: Vesey Street to Varick Street

West End Avenue: West 59th Street to West 72nd Street

West Street: Battery Place to Little West 12th Street

Worth Street: Entire length

BRONX

Westchester Square Perimeter and the entire Parkchester area bounded by East Tremont Avenue, Castle Hill Road, White Plains Road, and Westchester Avenue, all inclusive

3rd Avenue: East 147th Street to East 153rd Street

3rd Avenue: East 184th Street to East Fordham Road

Allerton Avenue: White Plains Road to Boston Road

Arthur Avenue: Fordham Road to 184th Street/Crescent Avenue

Bartow Avenue: Coop City Boulevard to Ely Avenue

Broadway: 228th Street to Van Cortlandt Park South

Burnside Avenue: University Avenue to Grand Concourse

East 138th Street: Cypress Avenue to Alexander Avenue

East 149th Street: Exterior Street to Brook Avenue

East 167th Street: Jerome Avenue to Grand Concourse

East 170th Street: Grand Concourse to University Avenue

East 187th Street: Crescent Avenue to Bathgate Avenue

East 188th Street: Webster Avenue to Third Avenue

East 189th Street: Webster Avenue to Washington Avenue

East Fordham Road: Entire length

East Tremont Avenue: Castle Hill Avenue to Westchester Avenue

East Tremont Avenue: 3rd Avenue to Southern Boulevard

Exterior Street: East 138th Street to East 153rd Street/Major Deegan Expressway N/B Entrance

Grand Concourse: Burnside Avenue to 192nd Street

Gun Hill Road: Webster Avenue to Jerome Avenue

Hoffman Street: East 184th Street to East Fordham Road

Hughes Avenue: Crescent Avenue to East Fordham Road

Jerome Avenue: 196th Street to Bainbridge Avenue

Kingsbridge Road East: Jerome Avenue to East Fordham Road

Kingsbridge Road West: Sedgwick Avenue to Jerome Avenue/Kingsbridge Road East

Melrose Avenue: 3rd Avenue to 163rd Street

Morris Park Avenue: White Plains Road to Williamsbridge Road

Park Avenue: East 184th Street to East Fordham Road

River Avenue: East 149th Street to East 157th Street

Southern Boulevard: 163rd to Westchester Avenue.

Southern Boulevard: Crames/Del Valle Square to Westchester Avenue

Webster Avenue: 188th Street to 193rd Street.

West 225th Street: Broadway to Sedgwick Avenue/Kingsbridge Road West

West 230th Street between Broadway and Major Deegan Expressway

West Fordham Road: Entire length

Westchester Avenue: Entire length

White Plains Road: Brady Avenue to Boston Road

Williamsbridge Road: Westchester Avenue to Eastchester Road

BROOKLYN

Downtown Brooklyn: Area bounded by Tillary Street, Atlantic Avenue, Flatbush Avenue and Clinton Street, all inclusive

3rd Avenue: 101st Street to 65th Street

4th Avenue: 85th Street to 87th Street

5th Avenue: Flatbush Avenue to 16th Street: 38th Street to 95th Street/4th Avenue

7th Avenue: Union Street to Prospect Avenue

13th Avenue: 39th Street to 86th Street

18th Avenue: 60th Street to 86th Street

86th Street: 3rd Avenue to Stillwell Avenue

87th Street: 4th Avenue to 5th Avenue

Ashland Place: Hanson Place to Dekalb Avenue

Atlantic Avenue: Furman Street to Washington Avenue

Avenue J: Coney Island to East 16 Street

Avenue M: Coney Island Avenue to Ocean Avenue

Avenue U: 86th Street to Stuart Street

Avenue U: Ryder Street to East 57th Street

Bay Parkway: 60th Street to Shore Parkway

Bedford Avenue: Metropolitan Avenue to North 12th Street

Brighton Beach Avenue: Ocean Parkway to Brighton 15 Street

Broadway: Kent Avenue to Gates Avenue

Cadman Plaza West: Entire length

Church Avenue: Rockaway Parkway to McDonald Avenue

Cropsey Avenue: Bay Parkway to 20th Avenue

Court Street: Tillary Street to Hamilton Avenue

Flatbush Avenue: Manhattan Bridge to Belt Parkway

Fulton Street: Boerum Place to Flatbush Avenue

Fulton Street: Flatbush Avenue to Greene Avenue

Fulton Street: Classon Avenue to Troy Avenue/Lewis Avenue

Graham Avenue: Broadway to Boerum Street

Grand Street: Bushwick Avenue to Union Avenue

Hanson Place: Ashland Place to South Elliot Place

Kings Highway: Bay Parkway to Ocean Avenue

Knickerbocker Avenue: Myrtle Avenue to Jefferson Street

Liberty Avenue: Ruby Street to North Conduit Avenue

Livingston Street: Court Street to Flatbush Avenue

Manhattan Avenue: Driggs Avenue to Dupont Street

Montague Street: Court Street to Hicks Street

Myrtle Avenue: Flatbush Avenue to Classon Avenue

Nostrand Avenue: Halsey Street to Sheepshead Bay

Old Fulton Street: Entire length

Pennsylvania Avenue: Linden Boulevard to Flatlands Avenue

Pitkin Avenue: Stone Avenue to Eastern Parkway

Rockaway Parkway: Farragut Road to Flatlands Avenue

Sheepshead Bay Road: Avenue Z to Shore Parkway

Smith Street: Fulton Street to Hamilton Avenue

Union Street: 4th Avenue to Grand Army Plaza

Utica Avenue: Flatbush Avenue to Atlantic Avenue

Vanderbilt Avenue: Atlantic Avenue to Grand Army Plaza

QUEENS

Queens Fashion Center area bounded by Queens Boulevard, 59th Avenue, 94th Street, 92nd Street, and 55th Avenue, all inclusive

The area bounded by Northern Boulevard, Sanford Avenue, Prince Street and Union Street, all inclusive

20th Avenue: 132nd Street to Parsons Boulevard

23rd Avenue: 37th Street to 29th Street

31st Street: 21st Avenue to Northern Boulevard

40th Road: Prince Street to Main Street

41st Avenue: 213th Street to 214th Place

63rd Drive: Alderton Street to Queens Boulevard

71st Avenue: Queens Boulevard to Burns Street

Archer Avenue: Sutphin Boulevard to Merrick Boulevard

Austin Street: Ascan Avenue to Yellowstone Boulevard

Bell Boulevard: Northern Boulevard to 35th Avenue

Cross Bay Boulevard: Rockaway Boulevard to 165th Ave

Ditmars Boulevard: Steinway Street to 29th Street

Greenpoint Avenue: Queens Boulevard to 44th Street/47th Avenue

Fresh Pond Road: Myrtle Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue

Hillside Avenue: Van Wyck Expressway to 180th Street

Jackson Avenue: Queens Boulevard to Pulaski Bridge/11th Street

Jamaica Avenue: Eldert Lane to 169th Street

Junction Boulevard: Roosevelt Avenue to 34th Avenue

Liberty Avenue: 110th Street to 124th Street

Main Street: Northern Boulevard to Union Turnpike

Metropolitan Avenue: Flushing Avenue to Jamaica Avenue

Myrtle Avenue: Fresh Pond Road to Wyckoff Avenue

Northern Boulevard: Entire length

North Conduit Avenue: Entire length

Parsons Boulevard: Hillside Avenue to Archer Avenue

Queens Boulevard: Entire length

Queens Plaza East: Jackson Avenue to Northern Boulevard

Queens Plaza North/South: Crescent Street to Jackson Avenue

Rockaway Boulevard: Brookville Boulevard to 1st Street

Roosevelt Avenue: Queens Boulevard to Union Street

South Conduit Avenue: Entire length

Steinway Street: Ditmars Boulevard to Northern Boulevard

Sutphin Boulevard: Hillside Avenue to 94th Avenue

Union Turnpike: Main Street to Langdale Street

Vernon Boulevard: 46th Avenue to Borden Avenue

Woodhaven Boulevard: Rockaway Boulevard to Queens Boulevard

STATEN ISLAND

Borough Hall area bounded by Victory Boulevard, Wall Street, Richmond Terrace, St. Marks Place, all inclusive.

Amboy Road: Richmond Avenue to Richmond Road

Arthur Kill Road: Richmond Avenue to Richmond Hill Road/Richmond Road

Barrett Avenue: Decker Avenue to Forest Avenue

Bay Street: Broad Street to Saint George Ferry Terminal

Castleton Avenue: Clove Road to North Burgher Avenue

Clove Road: Victory Boulevard to Narrows Road South

Crystal Avenue: Forest Avenue to Victory Boulevard

Decker Avenue: Forest Avenue to Post Avenue

Forest Hill Road: Richmond Avenue to Rockland Avenue

Forest Avenue: Staten Island Expressway to Victory Boulevard

Giffords Lane: Amboy Road to Katan Avenue

Hylan Boulevard: Guyon Avenue to Stueben Street

Marsh Avenue: Platinum Avenue to Richmond Hill Road

New Dorp Lane: Richmond Road to Mill Road

Platinum Avenue: Forest Hill Road to Richmond Hill Road

Port Richmond Avenue: Forest Avenue to Richmond Terrace

Richmond Avenue: Victory Boulevard to Oakdale Street

Richmond Hill Road: Richmond Avenue to Richmond Road

Richmond Road: West Fingerboard Road to Richmond Hill Road

Rockland Avenue: Forest Hill Road to Richmond Road

Seguine Avenue: Amboy Road to Florence Place

South Avenue: Forest Avenue to West Shore Expressway

Victory Boulevard: West Shore Expressway to Slosson Avenue

Woolley Avenue: Victory Boulevard to Willow Brook Road

Citywide Highways (and their Service Roads) and East and Harlem River Bridge Crossings:

On all holiday season gridlock alert days during the Holiday Construction Embargo period, lane closures are prohibited from 6:00 AM to midnight on highways (and their service roads) and East and Harlem River Bridge crossings listed below. (Work behind permanent barrier, not impacting on vehicular, bicycle or pedestrian traffic flow may continue).

The holiday season gridlock alert days are as follows:

Wednesday, November 20th

Thursday, November 21st

Friday, November 22nd

Tuesday, November 26th

Tuesday, December 3rd

Wednesday, December 4th

Thursday, December 5th

Friday, December 6th

Tuesday, December 10th

Wednesday, December 11th

Thursday, December 12th

Friday, December 13th

Tuesday, December 17th

Wednesday, December 18th

Thursday, December 19th

List of affected highways (and their service roads) and East and Harlem River Bridge Crossings include the following:

Brooklyn:

Belt Parkway

Brooklyn Queens Expressway

Gowanus Expressway

Jackie Robinson Parkway

Prospect Expressway

Bronx:

Bronx River Parkway

Bruckner Expressway

Cross Bronx Expressway

Henry Hudson Parkway

Hutchinson River Parkway

Major Deegan Expressway

New England Thruway

Throgs Neck Expressway

Manhattan:

Joe DiMaggio Highway/West Street (9A)/11th Avenue/12th Avenue

Miller Highway/Henry Hudson Parkway

FDR Drive/Harlem River Drive

Trans-Manhattan Expressway

Queens:

Belt Parkway

Brooklyn Queens Expressway

Cross Island Parkway

Grand Central Parkway

Jackie Robinson Parkway

Long Island Expressway

Van Wyck Expressway

Staten Island:

Staten Island Expressway

West Shore Expressway

East River Bridge Crossings:

Brooklyn Bridge

Ed Koch/Queensboro Bridge

Manhattan Bridge

Williamsburg Bridge

Harlem River Bridge Crossings:

145th Street Bridge

Alexander Hamilton Bridge

Broadway Bridge

Macombs Dam Bridge

Madison Avenue Bridge

Third Avenue Bridge

University Heights Bridge

Willis Avenue Bridge

Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration

A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration. During this time frame, only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the dates and locations indicated below. Utility cover openings are also restricted unless an emergency authorization number has been obtained from the Department of Transportation. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed dates and locations are as follows: (See map):

To apply for a waiver, please email specialevents@dot.nyc.gov. In the subject line include "event name / waiver request". In the body of your email, please describe in detail the scope and timeline of work and attach any relevant drawings. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Special Events: (212) 839-6620

Embargo Dates & Times:

Tuesday, December 24th 2024 (12:01 AM) –
Thursday, January 2nd 2025 (11:59 PM)

Embargoed Locations:

Locations

Area bounded by West 34th Street on the South; West 59th Street on the North; 6th Avenue on the East; 8th Avenue on the West (All inclusive)

2025 State of the City Address

A Special Event Construction Embargo is in effect for the State of the City Address. During this time frame, only emergency work may be performed provided an emergency number is received from the New York City Department of Transportation. Any non-emergency permits issued prior to the date of this notice are hereby suspended for the dates and locations indicated below. Utility cover openings are also restricted unless an emergency authorization number has been obtained from the Department of Transportation. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. The embargoed dates and locations are as follows: (See map):

To apply for a waiver, please email specialevents@dot.nyc.gov. In the subject line include "event name / waiver request". In the body of your email, please describe in detail the scope and timeline of work and attach any relevant drawings. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Special Events: (212) 839-6620

Embargo Dates & Times:

Tuesday, January 7th 2025 (12:01 AM) – Thursday, January 9th 2025 (11:59 PM)

Embargoed Locations:

Locations

125th Street between Henry Hudson Parkway and Harlem River Drive

Frederick Douglass Boulevard between 125th Street and 126th Street

126th Street between Frederick Douglass Boulevard and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard between 125th Street and 126th Street