Closing the exit 50 ramp on the Bruckner Expressway, The Bronx – Telemundo New York (47)

NEW YORK – Watch out for some New York drivers.

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced that the Exit 50 ramp will close overnight from the Bruckner Expressway (I-278) to westbound Bruckner Boulevard/Hunts Point Avenue in the Bronx, starting Monday night. , August 26 to approximately the morning of Saturday, August 31.

This will be every day during this period from 10pm to around 5am

Drivers wishing to access westbound Bruckner Boulevard/Hunts Point from westbound Bruckner Highway (I-278) during these closures should take Exit 51 (Bronx River Avenue) and follow the posted route.

These closures are necessary to carry out work on NYSDOT’s $442 million Hunts Point Interstate Access Improvement Project.

For up-to-date real-time travel information, drivers can call 5-1-1 or visit www.511NY.org.