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Hugh Carey Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel

Water pours into the entrance of the Brooklyn Battery tunnel due to Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

Both Sides Of Hugh Carey Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel To Be Open Monday

When commuters hit the roads Monday morning, both tubes of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel — formerly known as the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel — will be open to traffic in both directions.

2012/11/18

Hugh Carey Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel

EXCLUSIVE: MTA’s Incredible Effort To Reopen Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel

Half of the tunnel is open for business. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is calling it a major accomplishment after nearly 80 million gallons of Sandy’s flood waters rushed down the streets of Manhattan and filled all four lanes of the twin tubes.

2012/11/14

A flooded Brooklyn Battery park Tunnel October 30, 2012 as New Yorkers  clean up the morning after Hurricane Sandy's landfall. (Photo credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

Hugh Carey Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel To Reopen Monday On Limited Basis

Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the Gov. Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, formerly called the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, will reopen for limited rush-hour buses on Monday – two weeks to the day after Superstorm Sandy struck.

2012/11/11

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