NYSDOT presents Phase 2 of Bruckner Expressway improvements to Bronx Community Board 11

New York State Department of Transportation officials on Monday presented the Phase 2 design for the Bruckner Expressway Mobility Improvements Project, telling Community Board 11 the work would reconfigure closely spaced ramps, widen a bridge, add continuous auxiliary lanes and improve bicycle and pedestrian crossings along roughly 1.1 miles of I‑95 and short stretches of the Hutchinson River Parkway and Pelham Parkway in the northeastern Bronx.

The project follows Phase 1 improvements completed in mid‑2024 and aims to reduce congestion and enhance safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists using the I‑95 corridor. “This project is an important piece in a larger effort to improve safety, reduce congestion, and enhance mobility for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists who use the I‑95 Corridor every day,” said Kevin Vishnu, project supervisor for New York State DOT.

DOT said Phase 2 design limits include about 1.1 miles of I‑95 in both directions, about 0.7 miles of the Hutchinson River Parkway and roughly 0.3 miles of Pelham Parkway. Key proposals shown to the committee include: widening the arch bridge that carries northbound I‑95 over the Hutchinson River…