The 96th Street Bridge along Stone Harbor Boulevard leading into the Borough of Stone Harbor will be undergoing structural repairs to the bascule span (movable span) during nighttime hours Monday thru Thursdays beginning on September 20th and extending until September 30th.Traffic will not be able to pass over the bridge between the hours of 8:00pm to 6:00am during those nights.

There will be no closures Fridays thru Sundays during that period. The contractor will be fortifying beam 3 as part of ongoing emergency repair work to address small cracks that were discovered as part of a recent interim bridge inspection procedure. Due to the nature of the work, the bridge cannot remain open as work proceeds. Thru traffic wishing to access Stone Harbor via Stone Harbor Boulevard will be detoured during these work times with access to Stone Harbor directed to Avalon Boulevard. Local traffic wishing to access businesses and residences up to the west side of the bridge will be permitted to proceed along Stone Harbor Boulevard. The bridge will re-open at 6:00am the morning of the night closures.

The proposed work is part of ongoing emergency repair work that is intended to maintain and prolong the life of the bascule span until a planned replacement of the span and upgrades to the bridge commence.