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Community Board 11 hears NYSDOT plan for Bronx River Parkway bridges and gated NYPD access
Summary
Community Board 11 members and Parks Department representatives described NYSDOT contract D900059 to replace two Bronx River Parkway bridges and add a gated NYPD access ramp intended to improve safety, reduce environmental impact and minimize tree loss; Parks said the design-build approach will move quickly into construction as subprojects are finalized.
Debbie Clark, cochair of Community Board 11’s Parks, Recreation, Sanitation & Environmental Protection Committee, opened an update on New York State Department of Transportation contract D900059, a design-build project to replace two bridges on the Bronx River Parkway between East Tremont Avenue and Bronx Park and to add a controlled NYPD entrance.
"The NYPD access ramp design has been updated to improve safety, reduce environmental effects, and meet operational needs to address community comments from the January 2026 CB meeting," Debbie Clark said, describing a concept that includes a gated entrance, a new pedestrian ramp and crosswalks and an…
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