MILLIONS of drivers will face an almighty headache while trying to navigate a major US city this weekend – with highways and bridges set to be closed.
However, avoiding the impacted areas by planning ahead and using alternative routes may save a potential gridlock.
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This Sunday sees the TD Five Boro Bike Tour return to New York City for its 47th ride.
The famous charity bike ride – the biggest of its kind in the country – will take place on Sunday, May 4, with some 32,000 cyclists navigating the 40-mile course through all five boroughs.
Beginning at 7:30am in Manhattan, the route then heads north to the Bronx before returning to Manhattan.
It then heads through Queens and Brooklyn before ending on Staten Island.
Naturally, bridges and highways will be closed off to traffic along the 40-mile route – which includes FDR Drive, the Madison Avenue Bridge and the Verrazzano Bridge.
A full list of closures on Sunday can be found below.
New York City Street closures this weekend
Manhattan
- Greenwich Street: Between Battery Place and Morris Street
- Trinity Place: Between Morris Street and Liberty Street
- Church Street: Between Liberty Street and Canal Street
- Chambers Street: Between Broadway and West Broadway
- Worth Street: Between Broadway and West Broadway
- Canal Street: Between Broadway and 6th Avenue
- 6th Avenue: Between Franklin Street and West 59th Street
- West 59th Street: Between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
- Grand Army Plaza: Between West 59th Street and East Drive
- East Drive: Between Grand Army Plaza and Center Drive
- Center Drive: Between 5th Avenue and East Drive
- East Drive: Between Center Drive and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard: Between West 110th Street and West 135th Street
- East / West 135th Street: Between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Madison Avenue
- Madison Avenue: Between East 135th Street and East 138th Street
- Madison Avenue Bridge: (Bronx-bound)
- Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound): Between 3rd Avenue Bridge and East 116th Street
- East 116th Street: Between FDR Drive and Pleasant Avenue
- Pleasant Avenue: Between East 116th Street and East 114th Street
- Harlem River Drive / FDR Drive (Southbound): Between 116th Street and 63rd Street Exit
- East 63rd Street: Between FDR Drive (Southbound) and Queensboro Bridge Exit
- Queensboro Bridge Exit: Between East 63rd Street and East 60th Street
- Queensboro Bridge Upper Level: (Manhattan-bound)
- Broad Street: Between Pearl Street and South Street
- Broadway: Between Morris Street and Battery Place
- South Street: Between Broad Street and Whitehall Street
- Whitehall Street: Between South Street and Water Street
- Water Street: Between Whitehall Street and Broad Street
Bronx
- 138th Street: Between Madison Avenue Bridge and 3rd Avenue
- 3rd Avenue: Between 138th Street and 3rd Avenue Bridge
- Rider Avenue: Between 138th Street and 137th Street
- 137th Street: Between Rider Avenue and 3rd Avenue
- 3rd Avenue Bridge: (Manhattan-bound)
Queens
- 21st Street: Between Queens Plaza South and Hoyt Avenue North
- Queens Plaza South: Between 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard / Alternate Route
- Hoyt Avenue North: Between 21st Street and 19th Street
- 19th Street: Between Hoyt Avenue North and Ditmars Boulevard
- Ditmars Boulevard: Between 19th Street and Shore Boulevard
- Shore Boulevard: Between Ditmars Boulevard and Astoria Park South
- Astoria Park South: Between Shore Boulevard and 14th Street
- 14th Street: Between Astoria Park South and 31st Avenue
- 31st Avenue: Between 14th Street and Vernon Boulevard
- Vernon Boulevard: Between 31st Avenue and 44th Drive
- 44th Drive: Between Vernon Boulevard and 11th Street
- 11th Street: Between 44th Drive and Pulaski Bridge
- Pulaski Bridge: (Brooklyn-bound)
Brooklyn
- McGuinness Boulevard: Between Pulaski Bridge and Greenpoint Avenue
- Java Street: Between McGuinness Boulevard and Franklin Street
- Greenpoint Avenue: Between McGuinness Boulevard and Franklin Street
- Franklin Street: Between Java Street and North 14th Street
- Kent Avenue: Between North 14th Street and Williamsburg Street West
- Williamsburg Street West: Between Kent Avenue and Flushing Avenue
- Flushing Avenue: Between Williamsburg Street West and Navy Street
- North Elliot Place: Between Flushing Avenue and Park Avenue
- Navy Street: Between Flushing Avenue and York Street
- York Street: Between Navy Street and Gold Street
- Gold Street: Between York Street and Front Street
- Front Street: Between Gold Street and Old Fulton Street
- Old Fulton Street: Between Furman Street and Prospect Street
- Cadman Plaza West: Between Prospect Street and Tillary Street
- Tillary Street: Between Cadman Plaza West and Adams Street
- Brooklyn Bridge Promenade: Between Tillary Street and Centre Street
- Furman Street: Between Old Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue
- Atlantic Avenue: Between Furman Street and Columbia Street
- Columbia Street: Between Atlantic Avenue and BQE West Entrance Columbia Street
- BQE / Gowanus Expressway: Between BQE West Entrance Columbia Street and Verrazano
- Verrazano Bridge Lower Level: (Staten Island-bound)
Staten Island
- Bay Street: Between New York Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
- Hylan Boulevard: Between Bay Street and Edgewater Street
- Edgewater Street / Front Street: Between Hylan Boulevard and Hannah Street
- Hannah Street: Between Front Street and Bay Street
- Bay Street: Between Hannah Street and Richmond Terrace
- Richmond Terrace: Between Bay Street and Nicholas Street
- Wall Street: Between Richmond Terrace and Dead End
NYC DOT encourages drivers to leave their cars at home and use alternative modes of transportation over the weekend.
This includesn regional rail lines, the subway and bus system, as well as ferries, cycling, and walking.
Among the bikes set to take to the streets of The Big Apple include recumbent, tandem, tricycles and even unicycles, with cyclists coming from across the country and around the world – all with different skill levels.
The event, which is organized by Bike New York, helps to raise money for the organization to provide free bike education, advocacy and community outreach programming.
Ken Podziba, CEO of Bike New York, said: “The TD Five Boro Bike Tour is a celebration of New York City and the transformative power of cycling.
“On this one special day each year, 32,000 cyclists from around the world—of all skill levels—come together to experience the thrill of riding 40 car-free miles through the greatest city on Earth.”
This comes as drivers on a major highway in another US state were left stunned earlier this week when some $800,000 worth of dimes was left scattered across the road.
Clean-up crews were forced to shut down part of the highway in northwest Texas after a truck carrying the newly minted coins overturned – spilling eight million of them onto the road.
The incident, which occurred on Tuesday morning, happened after the 18-wheeler veered off the road near the town of Alvord, Texas.
It shut down the highway for around 14 hours, with crews seen using vacuums around the crash site to pick up the loose change.
Some were even seen sifting through the dirt to hand-pick the coins.
Street sweepers were also called to the scene to help, along with personnel from the United States Armored Company.
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