Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highways

Mayor Adams and Rep. Ritchie Torres hailed the fact that the Cross Bronx Expressway (insets) might really have a deck over it someday. Photo: Mayor's Press Office

City Wins Biden Bucks to Begin the Process of Studying the Capping of the Cross Bronx Expwy

By Dave Colon | Dec 19, 2022 | No Comments

"There is no initiative that would do more to improve the public health of the Bronx [and] improve the air quality and life expectancy than the transformation of the Cross Bronx Expressway," Rep. Ritchie Torres said on Monday.

Locals Don’t Love the City’s Long-Awaited Re-Widening of Crumbling BQE

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 14, 2022 | No Comments

The city on Tuesday unveiled long-awaited plans for the beleaguered triple-cantilever section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, proposing three fairly similar options for a redesign of the crumbling infrastructure that will restore three lanes of traffic in each direction, albeit with a park on top.

Bringing them back? The DOT is considering re-widening the BQE to six lanes, or more. Photo: Julianne Cuba

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Highways

City Wins Biden Bucks to Begin the Process of Studying the Capping of the Cross Bronx Expwy

Locals Don’t Love the City’s Long-Awaited Re-Widening of Crumbling BQE

City May Restore BQE to Six Full Lanes of Nastiness, Sources Say

DOT Proposes Protected Bike Path, Bus Lane for Washington Bridge (The Other One)

OPINION: On Nov. 8, Yes, Vote, But to Rebuild New York, Make Your Ideas Heard

Adams Says He Wants a Better BQE — And Kicks Off a Years- or Decade-Long Process to Get There