"A shuttered off-ramp off the Henry Hudson Parkway has become a draw for local residents and should be made a permanent extension of Riverside Park, according to a group of Manhattanites who want to reclaim the road from cars. Locals unsuccessfully lobbied the city earlier this year to repurpose the underused Exit 12 ramp to W. 125th Street. Now the deterioration of an Amtrak tunnel underneath the road has forced the Department of Transportation's hand to close the strip anyway"
"But DOT said in July that it closed the half-mile off-shoot after its Division of Bridges found a "condition" that "required urgent repair" to the under-deck that carries the 1930s Robert Moses-era parkway over the railroad tracks. It's unclear how long DOT plans to keep the roadway closed, but officials are working on designing the repairs together with Amtrak, the agency said in an email to local advocates over the summer."
A shuttered Exit 12 off-ramp of the Henry Hudson Parkway has been closed and has become informal open space for neighborhood residents. Locals had sought to repurpose the underused ramp as a permanent extension of Riverside Park and to use one lane as a detour during Cherry Walk greenway repairs, but the city previously declined. The Department of Transportation closed the half-mile off-shoot after its Division of Bridges found a condition requiring urgent repair to the under-deck that carries the parkway over Amtrak tracks. Parks Department owns the land and Riverside Park Conservancy manages adjacent green space. The closure opened a lawn atop the railroad tunnel and improved connections to northern Riverside Park.
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