A-BRIDGED TRAFFIC

At least 3 in cars on W’burg for L fix

Great news for clowns — terrible news for cabbies.

Cars will be required to have three or more passengers to go over the Williamsburg Bridge in rush hours during the upcoming L-line subway shutdown, MTA and city officials announced Wednesday.

The restrictions, designed to create more space for buses during the 15-month closure, also apply to yellow cabs and Ubers — and were immediately slammed as “ridiculous” by taxi-industry advocates.

“There’s no guarantee that a driver is going to get group rides, and you can’t penalize a driver for that,” New York Taxi Workers Alliance Executive Director Bhairavi Desai told The Post following the announcement.

But Uber, which already runs a popular pool service, welcomed the news, which will give it a leg-up on the competition.

“We support the MTA’s efforts to ensure that Brooklyn residents have an affordable, reliable way to get around during the L train construction,” Uber spokeswoman Alix Anfang said. “UberPOOL is our fastestgrowing product in New York City and we encourage Brooklynites to use this option when commuting.”

The long-awaited plan for reduc- ing headaches caused by the subway shutdown also includes nixing cars from a stretch of 14th Street in Manhattan — from Third Avenue to Ninth Avenue eastbound, and Third Avenue to Eighth Avenue westbound — to make way for an exclusive “busway.”

Meanwhile, there will be three new bus routes between Brooklyn and Manhattan that will leave riders near subway stations: at Delancey Street, Broadway-Lafayette and Spring Street.

The MTA anticipates that about 15 percent of usual L train riders will switch to buses, according to agency managing director Ronnie Hakim.

The city also plans to add a new East River ferry route between North Williamsburg and around East 20th Street in Manhattan, and a new two-way crosstown bike lane along 13th Street.

And the MTA will increase service on the G and J-M-Z lines and lengthen G and C trains.

The agency also plans to add free transfers between the Broadway and Lorimer-Hewes stops, and the Junius Street and Livonia Avenue stations.

The repairs, to mend damage to the L-line tunnel caused by Hurricane Sandy, are expected to start in April 2019.