![]() ![]() ![]() 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 the DOT web site. There will be strict enforcement of this embargo and violators are subject to be summonsed. Construction EmbargoĪ special construction embargo is in effect Friday, November 19 from 6 am to 11:59 pm and from 6 am on Monday, November 22 through 11:59 pm on Sunday, Janufor the 2010 Holiday Construction Embargo. Temporary 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. "There's never a better time to leave the car at home and use mass transit to get around quickly and safely." Highlights from the 2010 Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan "New York City is at its best during the holidays with people enjoying the shopping, the shows and the sights, but it's hard to appreciate if you're stuck in traffic," said DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. The plan also details incentives from transit agencies to encourage the public to travel by mass transit. The Holiday Traffic Plan was developed in coordination with other agencies and includes nine Gridlock Alert Days and an embargo on non-emergency construction through the holiday season. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the 2010 Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan to encourage mass transit use and address the increased congestion and gridlock that historically occurs from the week before Thanksgiving until after New Year's Day. Seth Solomonow/Monty Dean (212) 839-4850 NYC DOT Announces that the 2010 Holiday Traffic Mitigation Plan Goes Into Effect Today Today is the first of nine Gridlock Alert Days as the holiday season kicks into full swing ![]()
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