Marine Parkway Bridge To Close For Overnight Work, MTA Says

ROXBURY, QUEENS — Drivers, take note. The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge will be closed overnight for a week starting April 22, the MTA announced.

The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, which connects Roxbury in Queens to south Brooklyn, will close to traffic between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. from April 22 to May 1 for maintenance. The MTA will reroute the Q35 bus, which normally uses the bridge, during that time.

The closure will allow workers to do mechanical maintenance work on the bridge and remove protective shielding that was part of the upgrade work on the bridge's left mechanism.

The closure schedule is:

• Monday, April 22, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Tuesday, April 23
• Tuesday, April 23, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Wednesday, April 24
• Wednesday, April 24, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Thursday, April 25
• Thursday, April 25, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Friday, April 26
• Friday, April 26, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Saturday, April 27
• Monday, April 29, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Tuesday, April 30
• Tuesday, April 30, 11 p.m. through 5 a.m. Wednesday, May 1

Drivers can sign up for MTA email or text alerts at www.mymtaalerts.com and check the Bridges and Tunnels homepage or Facebook page for more information.