1- the Clearview Expressway extension MUST be a cut and cover tunnel.
But not at the expense of creating a chasm at its northern end, immediately south of the interchange with the Grand Central Parkway (do note the topography, how it drops to the south).
To do it right, we MUST re-excavate the southernmost 1/3 of a mile or so of the EXISTING Clearview, and do so with a plan to completely remove and replace the Clearview-Grand Central Parkway interchange, best with a overpass design mimicking the previous multi arched GCP bridge/overpass.
And that means shutting down the Cleaview south of Union Pike, with the possible exception of maintaining a eastbound GCP to northbound Clearview through the reconstruction.
Clearly this Tunneled reconstruction and extension would continue south before turning to parallel Hempstead Avenue before turning south at Belmont Park to parallel the Cross Island Parkway, flanking each side, until the interchange (retained) with the Southern State Parkway, before its northbound lanes emerge further south with the northbound lanes immediately to the west. Eminent domain is required, so we have the space later to bury CIP/Belt, with at a minimum 3.5 x fair market value, for a high capacity, cut and cover mixed use interstate expressway.
Notably though (and quite sadly), the planning authorities erected a "UBS" Arena, directly in the path, complicating this, and best in need of demolition, as far as I can see. This UBS Arena was erected only as recently as 2019-2021, and represents the sadly typical contempt of road planning by the authorities & their associated elites.
2- We need a more capacious as well as STURDIER Throggs Neck Bridge crossing.
Lets see the development of plans for a pair of 8 lane bridges ideally, with sturdy, stocky legs more able to withstand a tsunami. Our security demand absolutely nothing less.
3- We must have a separate new crossing to the west. Namely a pair of new road bridges perhaps mimicking the classic style of the Hells Gate RR Bridge. Connect this to the south via a new Inter borough Expressway Park Covered Cut and Cover Tunnel. Do it together with the, not "Bi" Borough, but rather a Borough (or even a Quad Borough with a bridge or tunnel to Staten Island as long anticipated. Reconnect the former NYW&B, removing the apartment/condo buildings foolishly placed upon it right of way to the north of 177th Street) IRT line.
Reconstruct the entire lower Bruckner, (along with the lower Deegan expanded from 6 to 8 through lanes), removing that disgusting elevated monstrosity flanked by new higher capacity cut and cover tunnels. Restore the NYWB stations, widen and tunnel lid the land segment foolishly converted to a "boulevard", and construct an 8 lane tunnel extending north, northeasterly beneath the Zoo, perhaps with a long bored tunnel paralleling the Bronx River Parkway north to the Sprain and or I-87, and 4 to 6 lanes along Route 1 likewise as tunnel, to join with the new North Central Road Tunnel along the west side of the restored NYWB. Construct an aerial tunnel with wooden planks atop without heavy soil, and continue it northward to Webster Avenue to enter the Wykagil Bathtub, with a split with the start of a new route I-687 as previously discussed in this blog. Have it cross over Pine Brook Boulevard in an aerial tunnel with a soil roof for new recreation space, crossing under Weaver Street and arcing northward behind the Quaker Ridge School. continuing north in new linear park tunnel aligned with that existing to the north, displacing and replacing the Heathecote School building and continuing paralleling the Heathecote Bypass before arcing to parallel the 4 lane Mamaroneck Avenue and connect with an all new I-684 interchange.
Additionally, reconstruct the lower Deegan, expanded from 6 to 8 through lanes with full left and right shoulders, removing that ridiculous new building along the waterfront south of Yankee Stadium to construct a pair of cut and cover Deegan expressway tunnels as I posted in this blog back in November 2009.
And be sure to prevent any further such development, as I exposed, being pushed by the usual astroturf front organizations pimping for some shadowy network of elites hell bent upon stymieing an improved design road system.
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