DOT suspends Cross-Bronx Expressway bridge rehab project

NYSDOT suspends major project to repair Cross Bronx Expressway bridges amid community pushback

The state halted a nearly $1 billion project on Monday night that would have repaired five crumbling bridges along a one-mile stretch of the infamous Cross Bronx Expressway, pausing a years-long battle over the plan’s potential impacts on the surrounding community. The only thing stakeholders seemed to agree on was that the bridges required critical improvements to maintain their structural integrity. Environmental and transit advocates, along w…

DOT suspends Cross-Bronx Expressway bridge rehab project

Cars and trucks move along the Cross Bronx Expressway. Bronx residents and elected officials opposed parts of the proposal, saying it would worsen pollution in a borough with high asthma rates. [ more › ]