Queensboro Bridge Slated For Repairs Once Again This time, it's a $161M project that could last 42 months: [QUEENS Edition]

MORE REPAIRS are scheduled for the Queensboro Bridge.

After spending years working on portions of the East River span, the city Department of Transportation said a $161 million project is scheduled to start this month. It will take about 42 months to complete.

Work beginning this summer will prepare for reconstruction of the outer roadways.

Although all lanes on the bridge were reopened in November, 1994, motorists can expect one lane closed for a year, as work on the north outer roadway starts in October, 1996. The south outer roadway...