Cross Bronx Expressway
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Rep. Ritchie Torres, Advocates Call For More Public Comment on Cross Bronx Project
The public was given until just Jan. 9 to weigh in on the 6,000-page document — a 53-day period that includes multiple holidays.
December 2, 2025
The Bronx Needs a Mayor Who Will Reimagine the Entire Expressway Corridor
The question for the incoming mayor is simple: Will you stand with the Bronx as we fix an historic wrong?
November 4, 2025
State DOT Scraps Cross Bronx Expansion Road On Highway Repair Plan
The state Department of Transportation will not build a "traffic diversion" structure next to the Cross Bronx Expressway — a highway expansion project that Streetsblog exposed.
October 9, 2025
Fed Up Bronxites Demand State Abandon Cross-Bronx ‘Diverter’ Scheme
If they've said it once they've said it a thousand times: No thonx to more Cross-Bronx.
September 11, 2025
State DOT Partially Backs Off Cross Bronx Expwy. Expansion
Advocates are still concerned about a project that will widen five bridges and create a temporary roadway.
September 2, 2025
Gov. Hochul Reconsidering Cross-Bronx Expressway Expansion
Community outrage over what would essentially expand the highway has forced NYSDOT to change its plans.
June 6, 2025
Cross-Bronx Cap ‘Potentially Feasible’ — But Expensive: Report
Here's a plan for a highway that isn't a scar. Now all we need is the money.
March 11, 2025
State DOT Finally Offers Up Proposal To Repair the Cross Bronx Without Expanding It
An option that doesn't involve a parallel road that carries highway traffic but still creates a new east-west connection, had not initially been on the table.
February 17, 2025
Cross Bronx Boondoggle Would Drag Buses Off Their Routes And Put Another Highway Ramp Next To Bronx River
New York State's Cross Bronx expansion boondoggle requires rerouting a pair of buses and building a previously undisclosed highway exit ramp from the proposed "connector road" next to the Cross Bronx, according to state officials.
December 6, 2024
Reps. Torres, AOC Join to Oppose Hochul Effort to Widen Cross Bronx Expressway
The Bronx House reps told the governor that her plan to build a pair of hulking, highway-sized roads next to the existing scar is "doubling down on Robert Moses."
November 18, 2024
