TEA-4 High Priority Project Requests

Bedford Stuyvesant Gateway Streetscape Beautification in Brooklyn, NY, $2,000,000 to assist in the reconfiguration and reconstruction of two streets that intersect with Fulton Street, Marcy Avenue and Arlington Place, in order to increase pedestrian safety and rationalize. It includes a redesign of the roadway geometries, reconstruction of the sidewalks and curbs, relocation of sewer and water main infrastructure immediately under the sites and installation of distinctive paving, street furniture & trees and other landscaping in the resulting public plaza spaces created from the reconfigured intersections.

Study and Implementation of Congestion Reduction Measures on Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, $1,500,000, to fund the study and implementation of congestion reduction measures on Church Avenue from McDonald Avenue to East 98th Street as part of the New York City Congested Corridor program.

Reconstruction of Court Street between Atlantic and Hamilton Avenues in Brooklyn, NY, $3,000,000, to update the area with traffic calming elements while keeping the historic character of the area.

Design and Reconstruction of Brooklyn Bridge Gateway with Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements, Brooklyn, NY, $4,600,000, for the reconstruction of the entire length of Tillary Street—from Cadman Plaza West to Navy Street, adjacent portions of Adams Street and from the bridge to Tech Place. A new design will be developed with the community to transform the current fenced pathway into a landscaped promenade with trees shielding traffic and bringing bridge crossers into a smaller, safer intersection that reflects the grand urban character of Historic Brooklyn. Cyclists will have their own protected paths from the bridge and pedestrians will be able to easily navigate short and direct crosswalks.

Design and Construction of DUMBO Pedestrian Plaza in Brooklyn, NY, $3,200,000, to make permanent a popular pedestrian plaza, bounded by Pearl Street, Water Street and Anchorage Place, currently built from temporary materials. The plaza is immediately adjacent to a newly re-opened pedestrian archway through the Manhattan Bridge anchorage, and on a direct path between the nearest subway station and major local destinations. Anticipated improvements include new curbs, sidewalks and drainage, permanent seating, landscaping, lighting, historic paving surface and utility connections.

Nostrand Avenue/ Rogers Avenue Bus Rapid Transit, $18,800,000, for the Nostrand/Rogers Avenues BRT corridor construction.

Improvements to the Central Brooklyn Atlantic Avenue Viaduct, $15,000,000, for infrastructure improvements and rehabilitation of the Long Island Railroad Stations, Nostrand Avenue and East New York.

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, $206,000,000, to reconstruct a portion of the BQE in Downtown Brooklyn to improve highway safety and operation, correct infrastructure deficiencies and enhance community quality of life.

Bridge Inspection and Maintenance Enhancements to New York City Owned Bridges, NY, $2,000,000, For inspection and maintenance of the 789 bridges in NYC’s Bridge Inventory, 785 of which are funded by the City. The Federal Government provides $10 million annually for preventive maintenance on the Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro Bridges.

Design and Construct Safe Routes to School Projects in New York City, $3,000,000 for DOT-identified priority schools (135). Each school will receive an individualized planning study to determine recommended measures to improve safety for students walking to school - both operational and capital safety improvements. The types of measures will be similar to the first set of schools across all five boroughs, bringing new traffic medians, neck downs, wider sidewalks, and other traffic-calming measures such as speed bumps, new traffic signals and improved signs and crosswalks. Specific schools in the district: P.S. 208 ELSA EBELING SCHOOL, P.S. 207 ECC (ANNEX), P.S. 380 JOHN WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BETH CHANA SCHOOL & ANNEX, P.S. 13 ROBERTO CLEMENTE SCHOOL, J.H.S. 258 DAVID RUGGLES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, EBENEZER PREPARATORY SCHOOL, P.S. 44 MARCUS GARVEY, P.S. 165 IDA R. POSNER SCHOOL, PS 308 CLARA CARDWELL SCHOOL, P.S. 38 THE PACIFIC SCHOOL, P.S. 244 RICHARD R. GREEN SCHOOL, BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL.

Design and Construction of Safe Routes to Transit Projects in New York City, $2,000,000, to improve pedestrian and vehicle safety and circulation at intermodal stations located underneath elevated subway structures; improve safety and relieve congestion on sidewalks and intersections adjacent to subway entrances; and create or improve sidewalk infrastructure, crosswalks and other pedestrian amenities to bus stops where walking is difficult today.

Development and Implementation of Real-Time Traffic Information in New York City, $4,000,000 to create the necessary interfaces to allow the recently deployed NYSDOT 511 Travel Information System to received enhanced traffic and incident data from NYCDOT concerning travel conditions on the local street system and on the bridges owned and operated by NYCDOT.

Installation of Pedestrian Ramps in New York City, $1,000,000, to survey corners and install pedestrian ramps at all locations in the City where pedestrian walkways cross curbs to allow for the integration of individuals with disabilities, particularly those who use wheel chairs, into the commerce of daily life.

Study, Design of Bus Rapid Transit Projects in New York City, $1,000,000, for final BRT corridor selection and design of BRT projects. New Start applications will be pursued for the implementation of BRT projects.

Design and Installation of ITS Technologies along Coastal Evacuation Routes in New York City, $2,400,000, for the installation of ASTC Controllers, Battery Back-up, Wireless Traffic Surveillance Cameras and Wireless Modems on Coastal Evacuation Routes.

Installation of ASTC Controllers in New York City, $8,700,000, to replace the city’s existing electro-mechanical controllers with advanced solid state traffic controllers that have proven to be more reliable and offer more options for central control.

Design, procure, and install commercial vehicle monitoring and enforcement systems, $5,400,000, at five key bridges connecting New Jersey and New York City for the purposes of planning, asset management, security and safety enforcement of bridge use by commercial vehicles.