BQE Rehab Not Happening Anytime Soon
The state sent out an announcement yesterday saying plans to rehabilitate the BQE are being abandoned because of lack of funds. According to the notice, estimated costs for the revamp ran from $280 million up to $2 billion. The state was looking to rehab the section of the expressway between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street,…
The state sent out an announcement yesterday saying plans to rehabilitate the BQE are being abandoned because of lack of funds. According to the notice, estimated costs for the revamp ran from $280 million up to $2 billion. The state was looking to rehab the section of the expressway between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street, and the most expensive proposals involved building tunnels. The BQE, which opened in 1954, was designed to last 50 years. A separate proposal to rehab a stretch of the Gowanus Expressway was also abandoned.
Highway Plan Driven Off Road [NY Post]
Residents Want “21st Century Solution” for BQE [Brownstoner]
Heights Homes Could Be Taken in BQE Fix [Brownstoner]
Photo by steuben
absent a very strong earthquake, the BQE cantilever is here to stay.
Many of us built in 1954 are still hanging in there, thank you very much.
Many of us built in 1954 are still hanging in there, thank you very much.