On all holiday season gridlock alert days during the Holiday Construction Embargo period lane closures are prohibited from 6:00 AM to midnight on highways (and their service roads) and East and Harlem River Bridge Crossings listed below. The Holiday Construction Embargo will begin on Tuesday, Novemthrough Sunday, December 27, 2020. This provides contractors an opportunity to complete work in areas that would have otherwise been heavily trafficked. The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) has reduced the parameters due to the reduction in holiday activities. ‘Tis the season The first city-declared Gridlock Alert Day of the holidays is Thursday, as some get an extra-early head-start on Thanksgiving travel and the growing number of tourists flock to shopping on 5th Ave., Broadway. Whenever possible, additional hours will be granted during the embargo period. 20 ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING RULES ARE IN EFFECT ALL WEEK. This year, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and unpredictability of events, OCMC will be more flexible in our review of Holiday Construction Embargo waivers.
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This is done to promote full access to retail stores, restaurants and other businesses by the public.
Across the country, municipalities limit construction activity, building permit issuances, or street closures during certain dates and times through November and December.