New York Moves to Final Phase of $1.7B Bronx Highway Project
New York Moves to Final Phase of $1.7B Bronx Highway Project
Abstract
Of Transportation awarded a $446-million contract for the third and final phase of work of the $1.7-billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project after work on the first phase completed last October. The South Bronx project involves rebuilding State Route 895, the Sheridan Expressway, into a local road-Sheridan Boulevard-and providing direct access from I-95 and I-278, the Bruckner Expressway, to the Hunts Point Terminal Market. The busy market draws more than 78,000 vehicles daily, including 13,000 trucks that use local roads to access the market, which city and state officials say has contributed to poor air quality in the community. The phase would also include other safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists. The joint venture of Maspeth, N.Y.-based El Sol Contracting and Mt. Vernon, N.Y.-based Defoe Corp. is also the contractor on the $518-million phase 2, records show. Phase 2 work is ongoing and scheduled to complete in 2023. Work on the $459-million contract involved building new ramps from Sheridan Boulevard and Bruckner Expressway, rehabilitating the Bronx River Avenue viaduct, replacing the eastern span of the Byrant Avenue pedestrian bridge and making various improvements to Garrison Park.
