| Issue 291 | October 23, 2000 |
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this week, the State DOT released its final "expanded project proposal"
for the northern interchange between the Sheridan, the Cross Bronx Expressway
and the Bronx River Parkway (the project proposal precedes environmental
review for NYSDOT projects). In addition to the "no build" and system management
options, the State lists eleven possible ways to rebuild the interchange.
Eight of these build an elevated roadway along 177th Street - a
street with two apartment buildings and a number of houses. Two other options
build the viaduct a few hundred feet to the south of the 177th Street,
over an MTA Bus Depot. The average cost of the build options is $174 million.
The project proposal quotes community groups and elected officials who requested that the Sheridan's removal be one of the options studied. However, the tear-down option did not appear. The State DOT has stated that the environmental review of this project will be combined with that for the Bruckner-Sheridan Expressway but no start date has been given.
Sheridan Expressway/Bronx River: Pataki Boosts Greenway, Ferrer Rejects Road
Symposium Spotlights Sheridan-to-Park Plan
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