Roosevelt Island Bridge Re-Construction Update - DOT Newsletter Reports Project Will Be Completed By March 2011
Wondering what is going on with the Roosevelt Island Bridge Re-Construction Project being undertaken by the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT)? Below is the DOT Roosevelt Island Bridge Spring 2010 Reconstruction Newsletter, which reports that the project is not scheduled to be completed until March 2011.
Roosevelt Island Bridge Spring Newsletter
The DOT web site provides some background on the Roosevelt Island Bridge:
The Roosevelt Island Bridge is a tower drive, vertical lift, movable bridge across the East Channel of the East River between the borough of Queens and Roosevelt Island, New York City. The span length is 418 feet. It was known as the Welfare Island Bridge when it was first opened to traffic in 1955. The bridge is the only means of vehicular access to Roosevelt Island. Prior to construction, the bridge carried two 17-foot lanes of vehicular traffic and a 6-foot sidewalk. The bridge is used by both pedestrians and vehicles with increased volume during rush hours....NY 1 reported on a September 2007 incident when the Roosevelt Island Bridge lift got stuck stranding people on either side for hours.
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