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DDC outlines $3 billion-plus Southeast Queens capital push, lists major stormwater and water‑main projects
Summary
The NYC Department of Design and Construction presented 2026 infrastructure work for Queens, highlighting nearly $3 billion and about 44 Southeast Queens projects, plus major storm-sewer, water-main and bridge replacement projects with staged community outreach and lead-service-line pilot replacements.
The New York City Department of Design and Construction on Thursday walked Queens Borough Cabinet members through a slate of 2026 capital infrastructure projects focused on storm sewers, water-main replacements and other upgrades tied to the Southeast Queens initiative.
Ari Gershman, DDC director of intergovernmental affairs, said the Southeast Queens program includes "almost $3,000,000,000 in public funds, about 44 projects" intended to reduce flooding and restore aging underground systems. The work ranges from installing large storm-sewer chambers at Idyllwild Park (feeding outlets near JFK Airport) to replacing nearly 100-year-old bridge mechanisms at the Tide Gate Bridge in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, a project DDC expects to finish around 2028.
DDC officials described multiple water-main projects now in construction or…
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