Brooklyn jail construction could make BQE closure even more hellish this weekend
DOT plans to close all Queens-bound BQE lanes to avoid traffic chaos during a weekend shutdown, diverting traffic to Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill. [ more ]
The Biden administration has rejected the city's applications for $800 million in infrastructure grants to redesign and reconstruct the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
The rejection potentially puts the Adams administration's plans to redesign and rebuild the triple cantilever section of the highway in jeopardy. [ more ]
Brooklyn civic organizations and officials are urging Governor Kathy Hochul to halt a city plan to replace and enlarge a deteriorated section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Critics say that the city's proposal ignores communities affected by the BQE and fails to take advantage of federal funding opportunities for infrastructure projects. [ more ]