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Queens officials and NYSDOT outline Van Wyck Expressway widening, HOV lane and sewer work, with finish expected in 2026
Summary
New York State DOT told a Queens Borough briefing that the Van Wyck reconstruction (including a managed-use HOV lane, bridge widenings, noise mitigation and a large sewer connection) is largely complete in sections and is expected to finish in 2026; DOT described mitigation, a 2,800‑tree planting plan and final paving steps.
The Queens Borough President and New York State Department of Transportation officials presented progress updates on the Van Wyck Expressway reconstruction, describing a multi-contract program of bridge widenings, a new managed-use (HOV) lane into John F. Kennedy International Airport and major underground drainage work that DOT says will lower the local water table.
"We now have a $20,000,000,000 investment in JFK," the Borough President said, framing the Van Wyck work as part of broader airport capacity improvements and praising the Region 11 construction teams. He told attendees the project employed roughly 450 workers on average and highlighted a connected sewer project intended to move large volumes of water out of Southeast Queens.
Dailene Abraham Beline, project director and director of construction for NYSDOT Region 11, said the Van Wyck program consists of four separate projects. "The Van Wyck Expressway is a capacity improvement project," she said, describing work that addresses structural and geometric…
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