NEW YORK — Part of Manhattan’s FDR Drive will be closed to traffic Saturday evening.
The northbound and southbound lanes of the highway between Exit 2 (Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Civic Center) and Exit 5 (East Houston Street, Williamsburg Bridge) will be closed Saturday at 11 p.m. and reopen around 8 a.m. Sunday.
Delancey Street between FDR Drive Service Road and Mangin Street will also be closed until 2pm on Monday.
Why is the FDR Drive closed?
Crews will install a new ADA-accessible pedestrian bridge as part of this the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project. The bridge allows pedestrians to cross from Delancey Street to East River Park.
Officials say the $32 million bridge was manufactured and assembled in Italy and shipped to New York City.
What is the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project?
The East Side Coastal Resiliency project aims to address these issues the threats posed by rising sea levels and more frequent and intense coastal storms, and minimize flood risk along the east side of Manhattan.
As crews continue East Side Coastal Resiliency efforts, there will be regular overnight closures in the southbound lanes of FDR Drive between Jackson Street and Cherry Street through mid-September 2026. Single lane closures will occur from 11pm on Friday to 7am on Saturday and 11pm on Saturday. Sunday to Monday 10am. Double lane closures will be in place Tuesday through Friday from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., Saturday from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m., and Sunday from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.
