Work is complete on the third and final phase of the $1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project in Hunts Point, The Bronx. Managed by the New York State Department of Transportation, the six-year initiative aims to enhance access to the Hunts Point Market while reducing truck traffic on local streets. Project work introduced new connections to major expressways, improved pedestrian infrastructure, and expanded recreational access along the Bronx River waterfront.
Photograph of new Hunts Point infrastructure, via ny.gov.
The first phase, completed in October 2022, added three ramps to Edgewater Road, resurfaced streets, upgraded signals, and replaced four bridges spanning Amtrak and CSX rail lines. It also rebuilt the Bryant Avenue pedestrian bridge and introduced green space enhancements at Garrison Park, including Bronx River overlooks and a link to Concrete Plant Park. Phase two, finished in summer 2023, reconstructed sections of the Bruckner Expressway and Bruckner Boulevard, added new ramps to Leggett Avenue, and installed 1.5 miles of shared-use paths connecting to Randall’s Island and the Bronx River Greenway.
Photograph of new Hunts Point infrastructure, via ny.gov.
The final phase focused on eliminating congestion around the Bruckner Expressway and Sheridan Boulevard interchange. This included ramp realignment, signage upgrades, new pavement, and pedestrian safety enhancements. A new 111-space parking lot with 24 EV charging stations, including four rapid chargers, was also added. The project builds on earlier efforts to convert the Sheridan Expressway into Sheridan Boulevard, reconnecting neighborhoods to parks and waterfront access previously blocked by highway infrastructure.
Photograph of new Hunts Point infrastructure, via ny.gov.
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Took a while but massive improvement.
Love It…..
One problem not addressed is the bottleneck at the exit from the Northbound Bruckner to the Bronx River Parkway. Otherwise, a success.
They made the mistake of downsizing the Sheridan.
It should have been extended to reach the Bronx River Parkway by E 180th, while the BRP south of the CBE should have been reduced to a boulevard to eliminate the bottleneck on that messy interchange.
I agree the Sheridan should have been buried or elevated and connected to the Bronx River Parkway north of the Cross Bronx Expressway. But the Bronx River Parkway south of the Cross Bronx Expressway should have just been eliminated, converted to parkland/underground storm water storage) if that was done.
It’s outside the project area and it would be a very significant project on it’s own requiring flyovers and other significant modifications.
Downsizing the Sheriden was a terrible idea. What was usually a free-flowing, and therefore low-emission, freeway, even during the rush hours, has been converted to a multi-traffic light boulevard. This means multiple start/stop cycles for the heavy trucks that use it. When do vehicles emit the most? During acceleration. Brilliant idea to reduce emissions by increasing emissions.
I’m wondering when they would readd the various other bridges that were torn down along the north bound service road. When traffic is at Hunts Point Avenue wanting to go on the Sheridan it bottlenecks there. If the missing bridges were reinstalled maybe just maybe people can access the Bruckner along the way between there and the new construction. Lord knows I had to go down the wrong way of a once two way street to avoid the bottlenecks right near the BP gas station.