{"id":22184,"date":"2024-06-26T00:13:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T04:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=22184"},"modified":"2025-02-13T09:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:40:28","slug":"major-repairs-on-bqes-triple-cantilever-section-delayed-until-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/major-repairs-on-bqes-triple-cantilever-section-delayed-until-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Repairs on BQE’s Triple Cantilever Section Delayed Until 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Christopher Edwards<\/a><\/p>\n

The city Department of Transportation (DOT), which is currently gathering\u00a0community feedback on design plans to reconstruct the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway\u2019s triple cantilever section, said construction won’t begin until 2029.<\/p>\n

The triple cantilever section of\u00a0the BQE, dubbed as\u00a0BQE Central<\/a>,\u00a0is a 0.4 mile stretch of the highway that carries traffic on multiple levels beneath the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.<\/p>\n

One of the plans presented at the meeting suggests stacking traffic lanes directly on top of each other to reduce space.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe found that if we start to reduce the footprint of the structure by stacking the structure, we actually start to recapture some of this precious space for the city and create something which is simple, constructible\u00a0and beautiful,\u201d said Michael Stein, an engineer with\u00a0schlaich bergermann partners<\/a>, a structural engineering firm working with the DOT.<\/p>\n

An environmental review of the area will begin in 2025, according to DOT Chief Strategy Officer Julie Bero, who spoke at a public meeting on Thursday. The agency will host several community engagement meetings this fall before that process begins, while the design bidding will begin in 2027 before construction is set to begin in\u00a02029, she said.<\/p>\n

As part of the environmental review process, DOT will complete an environmental impact statement statement (EIS), which will outline the impact of the project’s impact on the built and natural environment.<\/p>\n

“Once environmental review begins we enter a two year time clock for completion of EIS. During these\u00a0two years, we there will be several opportunities for the public to review and comment on the EIS,” said Bero.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0workshops are another important step forward in undoing the historic harm the BQE has created across communities, NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said through a statement.<\/p>\n

A common concern among community members at the meeting was whether the highway would remain two lanes in the redesign. In 2021, the BQE\u00a0was cut down to two lanes in both directions. DOT is conducting a traffic study to determine whether the highway should remain two lanes or be widened to three to increase traffic load, according to Bero.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brooklyn resident Patrick Kilackey said he “strongly” believed that the highway only needs two lanes in this section.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving two lanes versus three lanes are fundamentally different projects in their impact,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Community members speak at a workshop for the redesign of the BQE’s triple cantilever section. Photo: Christopher Edwards.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other concerns raised at the meeting were creating safe pedestrian connections, what kind of vibrations those living nearby could experience during the construction period\u00a0and the visual impact of the design.<\/p>\n

Some residents at the meeting pointed to the necessity to address concerns along other parts of the BQE beyond the triple cantilever. In April, several community organizations and elected officials came together to\u00a0create<\/a>\u00a0the BQE\u00a0Environmental Justice Coalition, a group advocating for environmentally friendly redesigns in other parts of the BQE where communities have faced negative health impacts due to proximity to the highway.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know the terrible harm that the BQE has done in the north and the south and to lots of communities up and down the whole corridor,\u201d said Lara Birnback, executive director of the Brooklyn Heights Association. \u201cWhat Brooklyn deserves is a corridor-wide solution that will make life better for everybody who lives along the corridor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The redesign project has several sources of funding, including $1.7 billion in capital funds, as well as funding from the Department of Parks and Recreation. The DOT officials also said they plan to apply for federal grants to pay for the redesign.<\/p>\n

Thursday night\u2019s meeting was the first of two final \u201cvisioning\u201d meeting hosted by DOT before the environmental review process begins in the fall. The second meeting will be held\u00a0virtually<\/a>\u00a0on Monday, June 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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