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City To Reduce Lanes In Crumbling Stretch Of Brooklyn-Queens Expressway During Planned Repairs
The DOT warned of “substantial delays” starting Monday as a result of the lane reduction and asked motorists to consider public transportation instead.
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Sophia Chang
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NYC’s Plan For Deteriorating BQE Is To Make It Last For 20 More Years
Rather than tear down and rebuild the triple cantilever section of the BQE in Brooklyn Heights, Mayor de Blasio will put off the decision for 2 more decades.
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Stephen Nessen
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Elizabeth Kim
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City Council Recommends Replacing Part Of Crumbling BQE With $11 Billion Tunnel
Another option they recommended was a capped highway.
By
Jen Carlson
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Expert Panel Calls For Shrinking BQE, Rejecting Plan To Turn Brooklyn Promenade Into Temporary Highway
They recommend work to repair a dangerous stretch of the BQE begin immediately, and the elimination of 1/3 of the roadway's lanes.
By
Jen Carlson
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City Council Brings On Independent, Outside Design Firm To Evaluate BQE Rehabilitation Project
The Mayor's Expert Panel is expected to give its recommendation in the fall, and the City Council is bringing on their own experts to review it.
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Jen Carlson
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De Blasio Announces 'Expert Panel' To Fix This Whole BQE Mess
The panel will "evaluate underlying project assumptions and review existing proposals," including no-build and reduced capacity options.
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Jen Carlson
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Scott Stringer Proposes Alternative BQE Solution: Trucks Only, With A Park On Top
Stringer's plan calls for a truck-only highway with a new, vibrant linear park on top.
By
Jen Carlson
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Today's Fight Over The Brooklyn Heights Promenade Recalls Its Embattled Origin Story
A brief history of the Promenade, as locals and officials battle a BQE rehabilitation plan.
By
Neil deMause
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Brooklyn Residents Demand 'Better' BQE Repair Plan, 'Not A Robert Moses Plan Designed For The Last Century'
'This is more than just this community, this is Bay Ridge, this is Fort Greene, this is Red Hook, all of us are involved in this,' Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said.
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Jen Carlson
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