According to Mayor Eric Adams, the study will look at ways to reduce pollution and noise, improve safety and sustainability and reconnect communities that had been torn apart by the expressway’s construction. More specifically, the government agencies will look at strategies for decking parts of the expressway — also known as capping — to create new public open space above the highway, according to Adams’ announcement.

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_Maxolotl t1_jdo05jh wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:00 PM

#2,359,135

tear it down

George4Mayor86 t1_jdo4z2e wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:36 PM

#2,359,620

Cap it, bury it, or demolish it entirely. Anything else is window dressing.

The_Lone_Apple t1_jdo8jhm wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:03 PM

#2,359,966

Where are you going to put the cars? Go north to the Cross County, down the Palisades and then back to 95?

chug84 t1_jdo9xu2 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:14 PM

#2,360,111

Replying to George4Mayor86 (#2,359,620)

Keep dreaming

PsychologicalMud917 t1_jdodjd4 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:42 PM

#2,360,464

We love to talk about projects like this, but I don’t think any of us will live long enough to see it happen.

vanshnookenraggen t1_jdoflf5 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:57 PM

#2,360,683

Cap it where you can and close off all the local ramps, keep it for through traffic only. If that reduces traffic enough, take two lanes for BRT.

Removing it entirely is a pipe dream.

[deleted] t1_jdp3kcc wrote on March 26, 2023 at 1:59 AM

#2,363,212

Replying to The_Lone_Apple (#2,359,966)

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michaelmvm t1_jdpa94r wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:54 AM

#2,363,924

cap it, only allow trucks and thru traffic, reduce it to two lanes, extend the C line from 168 st station along the sides of the highway, build dense housing and parks on top

UpperLowerEastSide t1_jdpie6k wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:09 AM

#2,364,802

Replying to vanshnookenraggen (#2,360,683)

Closing off all local ramps would hamper deliveries (like to the industrial park right next to the Cross Bronx).

Local ramps could be changed to truck only or the Cross Bronx could be made truck only and two lanes could be converted for BRT for the Q44.

UpperLowerEastSide t1_jdpioyi wrote on March 26, 2023 at 4:12 AM

#2,364,825

Replying to The_Lone_Apple (#2,359,966)

Or you can take the Major Deegan to get back on 95.

whodattguy t1_jdq42nd wrote on March 26, 2023 at 8:48 AM

#2,366,947

Replying to UpperLowerEastSide (#2,364,802)

Do you drive? Serious question.

The_Lone_Apple t1_jdqbypa wrote on March 26, 2023 at 10:44 AM

#2,367,675

Replying to UpperLowerEastSide (#2,364,825)

Going from Queens across to North Jersey gets interesting.

UpperLowerEastSide t1_jdqs8zr wrote on March 26, 2023 at 1:40 PM

#2,369,895

Replying to The_Lone_Apple (#2,367,675)

Grand Central to the triboro to the Harlem River drive to the GWB

whodattguy t1_jdr1lj8 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:55 PM

#2,371,127

Replying to UpperLowerEastSide (#2,369,938)

Lol. I had an extra question mark. Just asking.

UpperLowerEastSide t1_jdr1t3z wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:57 PM

#2,371,151

Replying to whodattguy (#2,371,127)

Yeah and I was wondering why were you asking.

unndunn t1_jdrp3ii wrote on March 26, 2023 at 5:42 PM

#2,373,895

I see the car haters have had their say.

Now can we get some rational voices in the discussion?

TeamMisha t1_jdrphif wrote on March 26, 2023 at 5:45 PM

#2,373,944

Replying to The_Lone_Apple (#2,359,966)

Demolition is not an option, NYSDOT (state DOT) owns the highway itself meaning NYC can't unilaterally decide to tear it down, close it, or reduce lanes. This study is basically a band aid to look at mitigation measures (like capping) while not addressing the vehicles on the highway itself, so I doubt any measures which significantly change conditions on the highway will be proposed.

Commercial-Impress74 t1_jdrwb8j wrote on March 26, 2023 at 6:34 PM

#2,374,693

Omg no more construction on the highways bro

BronxEE2000 t1_jdrz2u8 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 6:53 PM

#2,375,020

Replying to vanshnookenraggen (#2,360,683)

There are folks in the Bronx who actually use the Cross Bronx to get places. Hell I don't even agree with capping.

lemming-leader12 t1_jds2k9z wrote on March 26, 2023 at 7:18 PM

#2,375,442

Replying to unndunn (#2,373,895)

Cars are ass. I have a car, I have to keep it because the rest of America sucks and I'd be forced to buy one at a huge markup again. Needless insurance expense, needless repairs, needless gas expense.