Bronx Bus-Only Lane Project
Sector: Cement • Location: New York City, New York, United States
Source: Mass Transit Magazine
The project involves adding westbound bus-only lanes in the Bronx to improve crosstown bus service and street safety near Yankee Stadium. It includes converting the 161st Street underpass to bus-only, pedestrian safety upgrades, new bus shelters, benches, leaning bars, pedestrian refuges, and infrastructure to make boarding buses safer and more accessible. The project covers reconstruction and red
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Cement, Mass Transit, Tunnel, Waste Processing and Treatment, Road, Water Supply and Storage, Stadium, Car parking, Commercial, Automotive, Residential
- Location
- New York City, New York, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Mass Transit Magazine
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Original status | under construction |
Taiyo status | Under Construction |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description
Description | The project involves adding westbound bus-only lanes in the Bronx to improve crosstown bus service and street safety near Yankee Stadium. It includes converting the 161st Street underpass to bus-only, pedestrian safety upgrades, new bus shelters, benches, leaning bars, pedestrian refuges, and infrastructure to make boarding buses safer and more accessible. The project covers reconstruction and redesign of East 161st Street from Ruppert Place to Morris Avenue, parts of East 163rd Street, and segments of the Bx6-SBS route in Manhattan. It features a fully protected, center-running bus lane along East 161st Street, upgrades to the bus tunnel under the Grand Concourse for bus-only use in both directions, installation of concrete boarding islands, sidewalk extensions, curb extensions, medians, pedestrian refuge islands, ADA-compliant pedestrian ramps, new trees, plantings, street lighting, traffic signal poles, fire hydrants, roadway reconstruction, sidewalk upgrades, water mains and sewer upgrades, and improved drainage. Construction is expected to continue through 2028. |
Original sector | Public Transportation Infrastructure |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | New York |
City | New York City |
Source
Source | Mass Transit Magazine |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Cement, Mass Transit, Tunnel, Waste Processing and Treatment, Road, Water Supply and Storage, Stadium, Car parking, Commercial, Automotive, Residential |
Article published date | 2026-03-29 |
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