NYDOT Planning Further Cross Bronx Highway …

NYDOT Planning Further Cross Bronx Highway Expansion

The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) is planning an expansion of the Cross Bronx Expressway, as revealed by Streetsblog NYC through a Freedom of Information law request. The expansion, set to begin in 2027, includes a second phase of the community connector project, extending from Boston Road to Rosedale Avenue. The DOT claims the project will incorporate a bus priority lane and shared use path, but Streetsblog s Dave Colon criticizes this as greenwashing, suggesting the project is more of a service road for the Cross Bronx Expressway than a community-focused initiative. Colon argues that the project aims to mend the Bronx s fragmentation caused by highways, but in practice, it would create a five-mile long service road for the expressway itself. The majority of the proposed road would be new construction, and Colon highlights a conflict with the project s goals to cap below-grade sections of the expressway. If completed as envisioned, the connector road would enclose the parks created on the capped sections, limiting their accessibility. In summary, while the DOT s expansion of the Cross Bronx Expressway is presented as a community-oriented project, critics like Colon argue that it primarily serves the expressway s needs, undermining the project s stated objectives and potentially hindering the accessibility of capped highway parks.

Source: planetizen.com
Published on 2024-09-26

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