A Pratt University design team enlisted by some of the Bronx groups found the best way to get trucks off of local streets and directly into the market is to build an off-ramp from the Bruckner Expressway onto Leggett Avenue. The plan would capture trucks coming south on the Sheridan Expressway, and east or west on the Bruckner, thus serving more trucks than the Edgewater route. DOT figures show only 7.5% of Hunts Point Market trips use the southbound Sheridan, but 27.5% use the Bruckner.

While NYSDOT has not fully estimated the cost of the Edgewater Rd. plan, it has stated that the Leggett Ave. proposal would cost $30-36 million - too costly in the agency's eyes. But the agency continues to plan upgrades to interchanges at either end of the Sheridan Expressway that will attract more traffic and cost hundreds of millions.

Bronx residents are calling on elected officials this holiday season to give a real gift to the community - a Hunts Point Market truck route that works for them and their aspirations for vibrant, liveable neighborhoods.