NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s new Kosciuszko (kuh-SHOOS’-koh) Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens will close briefly for a controlled demolition of the old Kosciuszko Bridge.
The state Department of Transportation says the Kosciuszko Bridge will be closed from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m. Sunday.
Officials say roads leading to the bridge will be closed at 4 a.m. and reopened at 9:30 a.m.
Traffic on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will be stopped five to 10 minutes before the demolition starts and should resume shortly after the process has been completed.
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The eastbound span of the new Kosciuszko Bridge opened in April. The second span is scheduled to be finished by 2020.
The old Kosciuszko Bridge opened in 1939.
A portion of the bridge was lowered onto barges and taken away to be recycled in July.