These streets in Windsor Terrace and Kensington will be closed for milling this week:
Monday, November 18, 2019
- E. 5th Street, from 19th Street to Albemarle Road
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
- E. 4th Street, from Vanderbilt Street to Caton Avenue
Each week, a new milling and paving schedule for streets in Brooklyn is posted on the Department of Transportation's website at https://nycstreets.net/PavementWorks/Project/WeeklyResurfacingSchedule/B. Click on the listings for details about which streets will be affected. To avoid having your vehicle relocated to another street without your
knowledge, check that page for the upcoming week.
Signs
indicating street closings for milling and paving are supposed to be
posted on the streets in advance of the work, but that isn't always
done.
From the DOT website:
Milling is the process of grinding off the top layer of
asphalt or surface of a roadway. This is usually done in preparation for
paving, although there are exceptions where no milling or only partial
milling is needed.
Resurfacing is the process of placing an asphalt
overlay on a roadway, whether or not it has been milled.
The milling
process is noisy and may cause discomfort in the affected neighborhood
for several days. Much of the work is done at night in order to minimize
disruptions to traffic.
Although DOT takes steps to minimize the
inconvenience, milling requires trucks, special machinery and portable
lights. To minimize disruption, machinery is fitted with noise reduction
equipment and crews attempt to keep noise to a minimum.
Schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather or emergencies.
