Back in late June and early July, New York City D.O.T. implmented "traffic calming" actions on that stretch of Cross Bay Boulevard that runs through the Gateway Wildlife Preserve which reduced the traffic lanes on both the north and south bound sides of the boulevard from three lanes to two.
According to D.O.T. Queens Borough Commisioner Maura McCarthy, the present south bound lane reduction, which takes place immediately after you come off the Jospeh P. Addabbo Bridge has proven to be too abrupt with cars in the left lane having to quickly merge right onto the new two lane roadway.
D.O.T. intends to address this by impementing a new lane reduction (3 lanes to 2) on the north side of the Addabbo bridge in the near future which will ensure a "calmer" two lane entry onto the south bound Cross Bay Boulevard stretch at the beginning of the wildlife preserve.
Basically, when you leave Howard Beach traveling to Broad Channel and enter upon the bridge, the present three lanes will merge down to two at that point.
(Update:): This changes detailed above were completed as of August 16, 2010.
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