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VIDEO: A Change Of Direction

Local residents respond to the new traffic patterns around the Atlantic Yards construction zone.

The streets, they are "a-changing"—direction, that is.

In an effort to assuage what's already become one of Brooklyn's most congested construction quagmires, the Empire State Development Corp.'s went into effect on Sunday morning.

Anticipating voluminous crowds of cars and pedestrians at Barclays Center, developer Forest City Ratner  of changes to the area's traffic patterns. The first of those changes kicked off Sunday with the reversal of direction on Pacific Street, which went from one-way westbound to one-way eastbound between Fourth and Flatbush avenues. 

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Over the past few weeks Brooklyn residents have  over these traffic changes. 

Motorists commuting planning to take Fourth Avenue during rush hour are advised to give themselves more time to allow for any added delays as a result of the new traffic pattern.  

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