Eyes on the Street: Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Rounding Into Form
DOT crews are taking advantage of the frighteningly warmer-than-usual late fall weather to make serious progress on the Pulaski Bridge bikeway.
When the bikeway is complete, pedestrians and cyclists will have a lot more room and won’t have to share the crowded path on the west side of the bridge. The concrete barrier separating the bike lane from motor vehicle traffic consists of both pre-cast and cast-in-place segments. As of yesterday, the barrier appeared to cover the whole span, but work on it was clearly still going on. Closing the slip lane on the Queens side of the bridge is also a work in progress.
The Pulaski project was originally slated to wrap up last December before getting delayed by red tape. For a moment it looked like construction wouldn’t start until 2016, but crews were able to begin in September. So will the bikeway be complete before the winter freeze pauses construction? DOT isn’t counting on it, with the agency slating the opening for the spring.
Drill baby drill! Pulaski #bikenyc lane work continues @transalt @assemblymanjoe @StephenLevin33 @JimmyVanBramer pic.twitter.com/oD4KjWtt1j
— Luke Ohlson (@BikeLukeBike) December 8, 2015
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