![]() MTA/NYC Transit is implementing a series of bus stop changes and route diversions near Rockefeller Center during the holiday season to keep commuters moving. MTA/New York City Transit Service Changes and Special Promotions and from Whitehall Terminal on the hour from 8:00 p.m. ![]() George Terminal on the half-hour from 7:30 p.m. Holiday service is the same as Saturday service but with additional ferries from St. Holiday service will be in effect on the Staten Island Ferry on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The locations and conditions of this embargo are available on our Web site at nyc.gov/dot. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. 2, 2010 for the 2009 Holiday Construction Embargo. Construction EmbargoĪ special construction embargo is in effect Friday, Nov. Initial restrictions will be posted on 5th Avenue at 55th, 53rd, 51st and 47th Streets to ease congestion around Rockefeller Center. Turns will be prohibited during the day at selected locations to both improve traffic flow and minimize pedestrian/vehicular conflicts during the holiday season. Residents, commuters and visitors are strongly advised to use mass transit on the following days: The City designates several days around the holidays when there is a significant increase vehicular traffic as Gridlock Alert Days. Highlights from the 2009 Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan include: Gridlock Alert Days "The holidays are an exciting time in New York City as the streets swell with shoppers, theatergoers and sightseers but if you want to get around quickly and safely, mass transit is your best bet this time of year," said DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. This year's Holiday Traffic Plan includes nine Gridlock Alert Days and an embargo on non-emergency construction through the holiday season, as well as other initiatives developed with transit agencies to encourage mass transit use around the City. ![]() The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the 2009 Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan to address the increased congestion and gridlock that often occurs from the week before Thanksgiving until after New Year's Day. 20 The first of nine Gridlock Alert Days goes into effect tomorrow as the holiday season kicks into full swing NYC DOT Announces That The 2009 Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan Goes Into Effect Friday, Nov. ![]()
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