On the morning of March 25, 2025, a traffic incident occurred on the Gowanus Expressway at the BQE in Brooklyn when wooden panels spilled onto the road. This incident led to all lanes being closed on the northbound side near Hamilton Avenue, resulting in traffic being diverted and extreme delays extending back to the Belt Parkway and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Crews were deployed to clear the debris, but traffic remained halted while they worked.
Traffic was backed up Tuesday morning on the Gowanus Expressway at the BQE in Brooklyn after wooden panels spilled onto the roadway.
Video from Chopper 2 overhead showed crews working to clear the debris, but no traffic was getting through.
All lanes were closed on the northbound side of the Gowanus Expressway near Hamilton Avenue, where the Gowanus turns into the BQE.
All traffic was being detoured off the roadway, and there were extremely heavy delays back to the Belt Parkway and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
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