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BQE rehab plan faces pushback over proposed Furman Street temporary highway near Brooklyn Bridge Park
local1 day ago

BQE rehab plan faces pushback over proposed Furman Street temporary highway near Brooklyn Bridge Park

NYC’s plan to repair the crumbling BQE would close the roadway and create a temporary Furman Street highway along the edge of Brooklyn Bridge Park to handle about 130,000 daily vehicles, drawing concerns about park access, noise, air quality, and parkland use, while officials push the project as a necessary $4 billion, 2040-completion fix that will be refined through public meetings and approvals.

via Gothamist|
#bqe#brooklyn-bridge-park#brooklyn-heights
Mamdani Unveils Multi-Billion BQE Rehab with Bypass Roads to Keep Traffic Moving
local1 day ago

Mamdani Unveils Multi-Billion BQE Rehab with Bypass Roads to Keep Traffic Moving

New York City’s Mamdani administration revealed a $3.5–$4 billion plan to rehabilitate the BQE Central cantilever in Brooklyn Heights, replacing deteriorated structure elements and upgrading drainage, railings, and lighting while keeping the highway at two lanes per level. The plan introduces temporary bypass roads to maintain traffic flow during a roughly decade-long construction, with completion targeted for 2040. Two bypass alignments are proposed, one over Furman Street by Atlantic Avenue and another for the Queens-bound side, potentially over the Staten Island-bound side and Brooklyn Bridge approach. Construction would begin after land-use and parkland actions by 2028, with bypasses in place by 2032. Funding details remain unclear, with the city aiming to self-fund as much as possible and minimize federal review requirements.

via amNewYork|
#bqe#brooklyn-heights#bypass-roads
Two-Level Temporary BQE Detour Planned Over Furman Street to Rebuild Crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
infrastructure-local-news1 day ago

Two-Level Temporary BQE Detour Planned Over Furman Street to Rebuild Crumbling Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

New York City plans a temporary, two-level cantilever above Furman Street to bypass a half-mile, crumbling stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway beneath the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. The project, expected to last about a decade from 2030 to 2040 and cost up to $4 billion (funding details not federal), would close portions of the promenade but keep at least one section open and aims to shield about 130,000 daily vehicles from disruption by diverting them onto the new roadway. An environmental impact statement will begin next year, with land reviews completed by 2028, and the temporary route would be removed once the BQE is rebuilt by 2040.

via Gothamist|
#bqe#brooklyn-heights#infrastructure