Bronx residents condemned the idea of extending the Cross Bronx Expressway, describing it as unsafe and undesirable. Local organizations urged the Department of Transportation to prioritize bridge repairs over adding a mile-long structure, which threatens to increase pollution in an area already struggling with high asthma rates among children. The NYSDOT is evaluating two modernization alternatives: one featuring a traffic diversion road and the other focusing solely on traditional bridge repair while minimizing community impact. Concerns loom over a $150 million federal grant already allocated for the diversion road, fueling fears among local residents.
More than two dozen community organizations delivered a letter to the state's Department of Transportation urging the department to skip the added structure and repair the bridges instead.
Adding to the expressway, which is already considered one of the most congested roads in the nation, could amp up pollution in a neighborhood where children face higher rates of asthma-related hospital visits.
I have real fears. I know many kids in our neighborhood have asthma and are getting sent to the hospital on a regular basis. I don't want that for my kid,
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