[92][93] However, there was still no long-term plan for the viaduct by mid-2022. Later, I-278 was planned to follow the Bruckner Expressway and the Sheridan Expressway to I-95 (with no route number for the Bruckner Expressway past there) before the current numbering took place by 1970, with I-895 designated onto the Sheridan Expressway (which was subsequently downgraded to a state highway in 2017). Double-lane northbound and/or southbound will be closed Tuesday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 2 am to 6 am, and Sunday from 2 am to 7 am. [17][6], In the Bronx, I-278 becomes the Bruckner Expressway and reaches an interchange with the southern terminus of I-87 (Major Deegan Expressway). [56] A further extension between the BrooklynBattery Tunnel and the Brooklyn Bridge, which included the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, was opened on June 23, 1954, connecting to the Gowanus Expressway. NYC DOT also 690 Castleton Ave, Staten Island NY. Also, the exit and entrance ramps along the north and southbound of the expressway may also be closed. In New York, the various parts of I-278 were planned by Robert Moses, an urban planner in New York City. The Verrazano Narrows Bridge and Staten Island Expressway are several months away from opening day. [21] Even though it was to run along an abandoned railroad right-of-way, it would traverse through dense development in Roselle Park, Kenilworth, and Union Township,[22] thereby making the project further disliked. [2][3], After the NY27 interchange, the freeway widens to eight lanes and heads north, coming to an interchange with the BrooklynBattery Tunnel approach (officially the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, I-478), with the exit ramps splitting from the median of I-278. 646-662 Port Richmond Ave, Staten Island NY. NYC DOT presents many projects at community board meetings where the public may ask questions and provide feedback.. You may also provide feedback for a selection of current projects through NYC DOTs Projects & Initiatives page.. Right-lane will become an exit only lane at Exit 3 24/7. The lane is closed at other times, including certain New York City government holidays. The road curves northwest at this point and comes to a directional interchange providing access to 3rd Avenue and the Belt Parkway. [68] Simultaneously, the Queens section of the BQE between Queens Boulevard and 25th Avenue was also renovated. Large trees deliver 70 times more benefits than small, newly planted trees.. Interstate 278 (I-278) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York in the United States. This policy supersedes any and all previously issued policies regarding NYC DOTs Holiday Construction Embargo. These included an option for a tunnel directly from Greenville Yard to the Bay Ridge Branch, and a link from New Jersey to Manhattan. The report expected passenger vehicles to be diverted into the underused BrooklynBattery Tunnel, whose tolls might be lowered when congestion pricing in New York City was implemented. [94], The Bruckner Expressway was originally the Bruckner Boulevard, designated as part of NY1A. [64] Several tunnels were later proposed to replace the promenade,[65] but none of the tunnel proposals were supported or funded. Single-lane in both directions will be closed Friday from 10 am to 2 pm and from 11:59 pm to 8 am, Saturday from 11 pm to 10 am, and Sunday from 10 pm to 6 am. Prop 30 is supported by a coalition including CalFire Firefighters, the American Lung Association, environmental organizations, electrical workers and businesses that want to improve Californias air quality by fighting and preventing wildfires and reducing air April, 1964. The parkway was completed in 1941 and became part of a Belt Parkway that received the NY27A designation. Single-lane northbound and/or southbound will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 pm to 5:30 am next morning, Saturday from 12:01 am to 6:30 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 11 am. Bridge will be fully closed Monday to Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am. These closures are necessary to facilitate median reconstruction and will continue through August 15, 2026. The early completion of the construction marks an important milestone of this $143 million reconstruction of Traffic on the Staten Island Expressway, including incomplete HOV lane, in 2015. Traffic Advisory Check the Special Traffic The SBS and BX6 bus stop and fare machine will be temporarily relocated to the south end of Riverside Drive West and West 155 Street. Advisory, Lane closings may also occur due to circumstances beyond NYC DOT's control. [76] The structure is supported by steel rods inside rebar, which is corroding due to the seeping of road salt into widening cracks. [9] restricted to buses, carpools, and vehicles with three or more occupants. Because of this, the high costs of the potential tunnel, and the relatively small population of Staten Island, the Manhattan route was considered impractical. [2][11][16][25][26], At the time of the tunnel's groundbreaking, Jamaica Bay and the Paerdegat Basin were slated to become industrial complexes, which would have been facilitated by freight service from the tunnel. Additional lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 11 pm to 5 am, Saturday and Sunday from 1 am to 8 am, and Sunday night from 10 pm to 5 am next morning through March 3, 2025 to facilitate East 138 Street Bridge replacement. WebFHW A will be conducting a construction spot inspection to ensure compliance with all federal requirements. The bridge's construction required 113,000 short tons (101,000 long are listed on the Citywide events [3][33], The first link of the SIE opened in January 1964, from the Goethals Bridge to Victory Boulevard. The state is chopping down more than 250 trees to make way for the expansion of the Long Island Expressway in eastern Queens, much to the dismay of local horticulturalists. [100], Over the years, the I-278 portion of the Bruckner Expressway has had different designations. updates Visit the NYC Street This street will be closed Friday from 9 am to 4 pm through 2/25/23 to facilitate crane operation. [6] Following the toll plaza area, I-278 goes onto the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge linking to Brooklyn over the Narrows. Welcome home to 595 College Ave located in the Westerleigh section of Staten Island. Single-lane Brooklyn-bound south upper roadway will be closed Tuesday to Saturday from 1am to 5am. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained at all times. These closures are necessary to facilitate Structural Strengthening. Single-lane northbound and/or southbound will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 pm to 5 am, Saturday from 12:10 am to 9 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 11 am. Improving transit connectivity for the West Shore of Staten Island. Other HOV measures are needed as well, including better policing of the lane in order to make sure that only eligible motorists use it. This street will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm through 12/18/22 to facilitate crane operation. [6][11][59] As a precursor to the planned project, which could cost up to $11 billion to build, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) compiled a Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in November 2014. A construction worker was killed on the expressway on Nov. 1, 2022, according to police. [18][31][40] The tunnel and the Shore Road tunneling shafts currently lie dormant under Owl's Head Park in Bay Ridge. Some of its completed segments predated the Interstate Highway System and are thus not up to standards, and portions of I-278 have been upgraded over the years. [69] The Koscisuzko Bridge was replaced from 2014 to 2017 with a new eastbound span that temporarily served both directions of traffic. [30], A groundbreaking ceremony was held by New York City Mayor John Hylan on April 14, 1923 in Bay Ridge[1][26][31] and in Staten Island on July 19. [21][31] By this time, the SIE had received the I-278 designation. $724,888. The service would have provided access to Lower Manhattan via the H&M's Downtown Hudson Tubes to Hudson Terminal (now the site of the World Trade Center station). The towers that support the roadway are 693' high and the span is 13,700 feet in length with the mid span being 4,260. Catch up on the most important headlines of the day with a roundup of essential NYC news, delivered to your inbox every day at 5pm. Lanes Due in Use in Fall", "EXPRESSWAY LINK IN BROOKLYN OPEN; Viaduct Near Navy Yard Put Into Service -- Mayor Sees Road as Boon to Industry", "BrooklynQueens Link To Be Completed Today", "$32-Million Queens Cloverleaf Approved by Board of Estimate; It Will Link Brooklyn-Queens and Long Island Expressways 50 Maspeth Homeowners Protest Vainly", "Rebuilding the B.Q.E. [30] The plan received approval in stages through the mid-1950s, and construction on the expressway began in 1959. PROJECT TO TAKE 5 YEARS Twin Tubes to Go 4,700 Feet Under Water--Accessible to Principal Highways. [2], I-278's eastern terminus is at the Bruckner Interchange further to the east. 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Bronx-bound will be closed Saturday from 12:01 am to 6 am and Manhattan-bound will be closed Saturday from 12:01 am to 7 am. This section of I-278 now has a 14-foot (4.3m) vertical clearance, which allows most trucks to stay on I-278. Single-lane Brooklyn-bound south inner roadway will be closed Monday and Friday from 10am to 3pm, Monday from 11pm to 5am, and Wednesday to Friday from 12am to 5am. Kathy Hochuls $33 billion infrastructure plan announced in April. This street will be fully closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm through 12/31/22 for material deliveries. [95][96][97] In the 1930s, a freeway was planned on the Bruckner Boulevard alignment in order to provide a connection between the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge and a freeway leading north into Westchester County. Immediately after the bridge, the freeway comes to an eastbound exit and westbound entrance for the Belt Parkway. [3] Along this viaduct, I-278 has interchanges with 38th Street/39th Street and the western terminus of NY27 (Prospect Expressway). It connects Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey, with Washington Heights in Manhattan, New York. The westbound Staten Island Expressway within the project limits was also milled and paved; and new pavement markings were installed. Planned to extend 10,400 feet (3,200m), the tunnel would have been among the world's longest at the time of its planning, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [55] The section between the Kosciuszko and Williamsburg bridges opened on May 25, 1950. [30], Under the new plan, freight would still only operate at night through the tunnel. $1,650,000. It was to connect the Goethals Bridge west to I-78 at the tripoint of Springfield, Union Township, and Millburn. This new configuration will remain in effect until December 2022. WebIn April of 1957, plans were approved for a freeway which would be comprised of eight express lanes and four service lanes, running west and east through Staten Island. [49] The viaduct's vertical steel supports show material missing due to rust,[50] but the federal government has stated that it is not in danger of collapse. The original plan would have had the tunnel from Owl's Head Park under the Narrows to Staten Island, and then continuing to a freight yard to be built in the center of Staten Island, from which a trunk line would run across the Arthur Kill to New Jersey as far as Paterson, before merging with the West Shore Railroad. [6][16][17][18][19][20] This proposal was estimated to cost $12 million in the year 1912, with half of it to be paid by railroads, such as the Pennsylvania Railroad (which operated the Long Island Rail Road) and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (which operated the SIRT). [16][21], The second route would have originated in Fort Hamilton at the south end of the line. The 95th Street station was slated to be connected to the bridge, one of the world's longest suspension bridges, because it followed the route of the planned tunnel. Single-lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 11 pm to 5 am next morning to facilitate repairs and bridge will be fully closed between 1 am and 5 am, for one hour at a time, to facilitate testing. Staten Island (/ s t t n / STAT-n) is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Richmond County, in the U.S. state of New York.Located in the city's southwest portion, the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest of New York by New York Bay.With a population of 495,747 in the 2020 Census, Staten Island is the least Visit The City of New York's Department of Transportation issued a traffic alert for this week providing the locations of This street will be closed from 5 pm to 10 pm Friday through 12/31/22 to load packer trucks as it relates to demo work occurring within building. Information about scheduled maintenance and construction on MTA Bridges and Tunnels can be found on the MTA Web site. [9], Both of the shorter, Brooklyn proposals would have connected to the BrooklynManhattan Transit Corporation (BMT)'s Fourth Avenue subway, constructed in 1914 during the Dual Contracts. It is the only fixed crossing of the Narrows. However, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) rejected the proposal in 1970, thus ending the I-278 project. Single-lane Staten Island-bound will be closed Wednesday and Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am. But arborist Carsten Glaeser says that wont cut it. Proposals [57], The nearby Cross-Harbor Rail Tunnel is being planned to connect northeastern New Jersey and Long Island, with portals in Brooklyn and in Jersey City, New Jersey. [3] Along this section, there is a westbound exit and eastbound entrance for 138th Street. NY 440 is connected to the two New Jersey segments by the These closures are necessary to facilitate Structural Strengthening. On January 30, 1964, the first section opened from the Goethals Bridge to Victory Boulevard. Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022. Major Deegan Expressway (northbound) between Exit 3 and Entrance ramp north of East 138 Street Right-lane will become an exit only lane at Exit 3 24/7. After this interchange, I-278 turns southeast and crosses the New Jersey Turnpike, Conrail Shared Assets Operations' (CSAO) Chemical Coast Secondary line, a Staten Island Railway freight line that is used by CSAO, industrial areas, CSAO's Bayway Industrial Track line, and finally Arthur Kill on the six-lane Goethals Bridge to Staten Island, a borough of New York City. The work included the installation of new storm sewers, sanitary sewers, water mains, The road carries four lanes eastbound and three lanes westbound as it comes to the exit serving Richmond Avenue. calendar. A short distance past NY25A, the freeway splits into east and west segments with four lanes each that respectively merge into the Grand Central Parkway east- and westbound. [61][62], In 1912, Wood, Harmon & Co proposed a new subway from Bayonne, New Jersey, to Staten Island. PLAN COMES UP THURSDAY Estimate Board Likely to Make an Additional Appropriation for Preliminary Expenses. [58] Two sections of the expressway opened on August 26, 1959: a segment between the Brooklyn Bridge and Tillary Street in Brooklyn and between the Grand Central Parkway and Roosevelt Avenue in Queens. [35][36] In 2008, the bus lanes were opened to high-occupancy vehicles during rush hours. Double-lane will be closed Friday from 11 pm to 7 am for northbound and from 11 pm to 5 am for southbound. Subway Extension Opened At 2 P. M. Today", "Discuss Subway Work: Fort Hamilton Taxpayers Want 100th Street Extended", "Subway Planners' Lofty Ambitions Are Buried as Dead-End Curiosities", "OUR GREAT SUBWAY NETWORK SPREADS WIDER; New Plans of Board of Transportation Involve the Building of More Than One Hundred Miles of Additional Rapid Transit Routes for New York", "New Tubes Cost $200,000,000 But Pay For Selves: Huge Projects Financed So That Taxpayer Handles None Of The Burden", Board of Transportation of the City of New York Engineering Department, Proposed Additional Rapid Transit Lines And Proposed Vehicular Tunnel, "Suggested Rapid Transit Lines in Richmond Borough", "Richmond Tube Report by Board Due Next Week", "Bay Ridge Tube's Fate Rests with Meeting Today: Staten Island Tunnel O.K. [55] The tunnel was one of several projects that could have competed for $3 billion of federal funds that were to have been allocated to the ARC tunnel, which was canceled by New Jersey governor Chris Christie in October 2010. Motorists are advised to detour via Waters Place and Westchester Avenue. Soon after, one of the eastbound lanes becomes an HOV lane, continuing east to the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel. [6] Officially, the plan was delayed due to lack of funding,[2][18] but Hylan and New York City Board of Transportation (BOT) Chairman John Delaney also wanted to secure freight service for the tunnel. Single-lane will be closed from 10 pm to 5 am and will be fully closed from 12:01 am to 4 am to facilitate rehabilitation of the Westchester Avenue Bridge. These closures are necessary to facilitate building facade repairs and will continue through December 31, 2022. [11] Portions of the Bay Ridge tunnel would be constructed using a tunnelling shield, while the remainder would be placed in a trench at the bottom of the Narrows. [37] A new exit15, which served Lily Pond Avenue and Bay Street on the eastern end of Staten Island, opened to traffic on July 9, 2012, replacing a former exit further to the east. Ft. 51 Cedar Ter, Staten Island, NY 10304. The six-lane I-278 turns to the east past this point, with Gannon Avenue serving as a frontage road, and reaches the Bradley Avenue exit. [77][78], The cheaper option, which would cost $3.3billion to $3.6billion (equivalent to $3.4billion to $3.71billion in 2020[24]) and take six years, entailed building a temporary six-lane highway in the location of the promenade while they repaired the underlying structure. New overhead sign structures will replace the existing temporary sign structure by the end of [78][77] The promenade walkway would be closed for up to six years under the first option and for two years under the second option, with periodic closures for construction use. This street will be closed Friday from 9 am to 4 pm through 3/9/22 for concrete pump and boom trucks to work on new building. Single-lane Brooklyn-bound south inner roadway will be closed Monday and Friday from 10 am to 3 pm, Monday from 11 pm to 5 am, and Wednesday to Friday from 12 am to 5 am. Single-lane in both directions will be closed Monday and Friday from 11 pm to 5 am and double-lane will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11L59 pm to 5 am and Saturday from 1 am to 6 am through December 17, 2022, to facilitate Roosevelt Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation. This street will be closed Friday from 9 am to 4 pm through 1/10/23 to facilitate crane operation. The incident was reported on the northbound lanes of the Van Wyck Expressway just after 10:15 a.m. At long last, it appears that there may be some movement on the HOV lane extension under Hochul, who took over from Gov. The Harlem River is an 8-mile (13 km) tidal strait in New York, United States, flowing between the Hudson River and the East River and separating the island of Manhattan from the Bronx on the New York mainland.. [1][3] In this area, the road meets Route439 and the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) at the only intermediate interchange that I-278 has in New Jersey. The new eastbound bridge opened to both directions of traffic in June 2017,[27] and westbound traffic was shifted to the new westbound bridge in May 2018. [38] The station was built with a false wall at its south end, intended for either a planned extension to 100th or 101st Streets[39] or a line leading to a future Fort Hamilton-based tunnel. They are a little west of the Petrides School Complex. This street will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm through 12/21/22 for building inspection from boom truck. [3] After the Goethals Bridge, the highway passes under the Travis Branch railroad line that is owned by the Staten Island Railway and operated by CSAO and has a toll plaza serving the bridge. [6][9][10], In 1945, the tunnel between New Brighton and the BMT Fourth Avenue Line in Brooklyn was submitted by the Board of Transportation to the City Planning Commission as part of the 1946 budget, this time costing $50.61 million. Double-lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 7 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 7 am. Yes, but what about the unintended consequence of that crippling traffic bottleneck at Victory Boulevard? Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European to record an encounter with these people when he entered what is now New York Bay in 1524.. [44] By 1970, I-278 was routed onto its current alignment, with I-895 (now NY895) created along the Sheridan Expressway.[45]. [13][14], After the exit for the BrooklynBattery Tunnel, I-278 heads north onto the six-lane BQE, passing through urban neighborhoods near Downtown Brooklyn on a depressed alignment. The road runs 35.62 miles (57.32km) from US Route1/9 (US1/9) in Linden, New Jersey, northeast to the Bruckner Interchange in the New York City borough of the Bronx. [83], Support for reducing the size of or tearing down the BQE increased, with articles in New York and The Wall Street Journal calling for the removal of the highway. This street will be closed Friday from 6 am to 4 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 5 am to 9 pm through 12/18/22 for mainline track repairs. This street will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm through 12/11/22 for use of boom truck for facade inspection. The Staten Island Tunnel is an abandoned, incomplete railway/subway tunnel in New York City.It was intended to connect railways on Staten Island (precursors to the modern-day Staten Island Railway) to the BMT Fourth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, in Brooklyn, via a new crossing under the Narrows.Planned to extend 10,400 feet (3,200 m), the tunnel would have Room f. 1 / 53. Work Assigned to Engineers", "CITY VOTES $5,000,000 ASSURING MIDTOWN AND NARROWS TUBES; Estimate Board Appropriates Funds to Begin Preliminary Work at Once. Texas. Two northbound and one southbound lanes will be maintained on the west side. Beginning Saturday, December 10th, two out of four northbound lanes will be closed from 12:01 am to 10 am, and three out of four northbound lanes will be closed form 1 am to 8 am to facilitate a crane hoist of trees to the rooftop of a new building. If you have questions, comments or concerns please contact the NYC DOT Borough Commissioners.. Pursuant to NYC Administrative [8][9] At the time, there were no vehicular or rail connections between Staten Island and the other four boroughs; the only connection was by ferry. Major road, lane and street closings for the coming week are as We also believe that Fossellas proposal to build a flyover, or overpass, connecting the proposed extended HOV lane to a merge onto the southbound West Shore Expressway, deserves consideration. Hochul can make it happen. The eastern The Brooklyn Heights Association was able to fight these proposed routes, which created the two-tiered section above Furman Street with the promenade over it. Closure will begin December 2, 2022 and continue through December 16, 2022. [2][3] This interchange also provides access to Victory Boulevard. road construction and events where lane and street closings will affect the flow of traffic. [65] The city appropriated $5 million for the tunnels in July 1929. [23] The only section of I-278 in New Jersey was built between US1/9 in Linden and the Goethals Bridge, opening to traffic in 1969 at a cost of $11.5million (equivalent to $63.5million in 2020[24]). EXPLAINS BELT LINE PLAN: Commissioner Indicates That No Particular Rall Line Can Long Prevent the Work", "The development of the New York Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project", "The Planned Subway Lines That Never Got BuiltAnd Why", "NARROWS TUBE COST PUT AT $78,000,000; Engineers Favor Vehicle Tunnel From 97th St., Brooklyn, to Fort Wadsworth. This is a recipe for congestion on a roadway that is already clogged with traffic to begin with. Visit the Department of Design and Construction, the New York State Department of Transportation, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and MTA for more construction and traffic information. But extending the HOV lane to the Goethals Bridge is first and foremost. GOP Borough President Vito Fossella and Assemblyman Michael Cusick (D-Mid-Island) made a bi-partisan pitch to Gov. This street will be closed Friday from 10 pm to 5 am through 12/21/22 to facilitate paving operation. Full closure may occur Monday to Friday between 12 am and 5 am for demolition and erection of the superstructure. Additional lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 11 pm to 5 am, Saturday and Sunday from 1 am to 8 am, and Sunday night from 10 pm to 5 am next morning through March 3, 2025 to facilitate East 138 Street Bridge replacement. [19][20] The western part of this planned freeway faced strong opposition. [2] After Atlantic Avenue, the road runs along the East River harbor in Downtown Brooklyn/Brooklyn Heights and is partially covered to create the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Single-lane in both directions will be closed Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm and 10 pm to 7 am next morning. What good is an incomplete HOV lane? [8] In April 1921, a bill was passed in the state senate requiring the city to begin construction of the 24-foot-wide (7.3m) tunnel within two years. [58] As early as the 1920s, this tunnel had been planned to cross the entire New York Harbor rather than just the Narrows. [6][8][13], The Manhattan proposal, often called the "direct route," would have connected with the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT)'s lines under Battery Park, near the current BrooklynBattery Tunnel. Schedules are subject to change due to Double-lane will be closed Monday to Thursday from 9 pm to 5 am next morning, through December 31, 2022, to facilitate sewer and water installation. Single-lane in both directions will be closed Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm and 10 pm to 7 am next morning. Lower Manhattan (also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York) is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough for business, culture, and government in New York City, which is the most populated city in the United States with over 8.8 million residents as of the 2020 census.. Lower Manhattan is defined most commonly as the area delineated on the Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area.With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th-most populous in the world.The island begins at New York Harbor approximately 0.35 miles (0.56 km) east of Manhattan Island and extends The state Department of Transportation has started clearing the half-century old trees to build a new auxiliary lane, and entrance and exit ramps in Bayside and Oakland Gardens as part of an $83 million effort to reduce traffic congestion. [5] A ramp stub of an interchange on the expressway, cut into the hills of Todt Hill, still exists. The George Washington Bridge was designed by chief civil engineer Othmar Ammann, design engineer Allston Dana, and assistant chief engineer Edward W. Stearns, with Cass Gilbert as consulting architect. [5] The aborted section, from the expressway to Richmond Avenue, has become a part of the Staten Island Greenbelt, one of New York City's public parks. [10][11], The Gowanus Expressway continues northeast into urban residential neighborhoods and reaches an eastbound interchange at Fort Hamilton Parkway and a westbound interchange at 86th Street. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. [78], Because of sizable opposition to demolishing the promenade, mayor Bill de Blasio later stated that his administration was open to considering other ideas, including routing the expressway over Brooklyn Bridge Park. [2] East of this point, the expressway gains a bus lane in each direction. I-78 was also planned to extend east beyond I-278 to John F. Kennedy International Airport, and then curve northward on the Clearview Expressway, ending at the Bruckner Interchange in the Bronx. Kathy Hochuls $33 billion infrastructure plan announced in April. Queens greenthumbs lament loss of hundreds of trees for Long Island Expressway expansion, Get the news New Yorkers need in your inbox, We rely on your support to make local news available to all, MTA construction forces years-long closure of SoHo basketball court, Governors Island rezoning challenge dismissed by judge, Upper East Side sinkhole highlights need for waterfront agency: BP Levine, NYC issues health advisory, mask recommendation over flu, RSV and COVID-19 'tripledemic', Extra Extra: NYPD officers are leaving to work in tiny towns that pay more. These closures will continue through December 31, 2022. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained at all times. [33] In addition, in preparation for the tunnel, the SIRT purchased one hundred ME-1 subway cars built to BMT specifications and electrified its three passenger branches. Single-lane Manhattan-bound lower roadway will be closed 24/7. Buses are prohibited from operating on the Grand Central Parkway without consent. Here, the Bruckner Expressway becomes I-95 and continues toward the New England Thruway. "Direct Route A" would have utilized a five-section tunnel under the New York Harbor, while "Direct Route B" would have used a partially-elevated route running along the eastern coastline of New Jersey (near Greenville and Bayonne). This bridge, which is maintained by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), has six lanes on the lower level and seven lanes on the upper level which includes one HOV lane. Double-lane will be closed Friday from 11 pm to 7 am for northbound and from 11 pm to 5 am for southbound. Single-lane Bronx-bound will be closed Monday to Friday from 7 am to 3 pm and double-lane will be closed from 10 am to 2 pm. [4], In July 2008, officials announced a $50-million (equivalent to $60.2million in 2020[24]) project to improve the severe traffic conditions on a 1.8-mile (2.9km) stretch of the expressway. The department will work closely with our contractor to minimize noise and other environmental impacts to the surrounding communities throughout the construction process, Park said. The New Jersey segment of I-278 begins in Linden, Union County, at the junction with US1 and US9 (US1/9), where it merges into the southbound direction of that road. Single-lane will be closed from 10 pm to 5 am and will be fully closed from 12:30 am to 4:30 am to facilitate rehabilitation of the Westchester Avenue Bridge. Double-lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 7 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 7 am. This plan proposed a subway line running along the SIRT North Shore Branch and John F. Kennedy Boulevard in New Jersey, before connecting with the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (today's PATH train) at Exchange Place. 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In addition, there is one yard for the Staten Island Railway and three non-revenue (Maintenance of Way, or The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (/ v r z n o / vr--ZAH-noh) is a suspension bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn.It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking the relatively enclosed Upper New York Bay with Lower New York Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. set-up at 8 am and breakdown must be completed by 7 pm. [10][11] On weekdays, this HOV lane carries eastbound traffic in the morning and westbound traffic in the afternoon. Double-lane in both directions will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 pm to 4 am and Sunday from 1 am to 7 am. [2][3], The next interchange the SIE is with Todt Hill Road and Slosson Avenue. Lane closings may also [79][77][78] Under this option, lanes would be widened, and shoulders would have been added. Staten Island Home for Sale: New Construction! Double-lane will be closed Monday to Thursday from 9 pm to 5 am next morning, through December 31, 2022, to facilitate sewer and water installation. The next interchange the freeway has is with Hylan Boulevard. Close to public transportation and the Staten Island Expressway / Verrazano Bridge. [25] In the final plans, each tunnel was designed to be 24 feet (7.3m) wide to accommodate freight cars in addition to passenger service, with freight trains coming from the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)'s Bay Ridge Branch (terminating just north of the tunnel site) and the Staten Island Railway's connection with rail lines from New Jersey. [52][53] Later in 1945, according to a report by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia's special committee on transportation requirements of the Borough of Richmond, it was deemed that a tunnel to Staten Island from Manhattan was "unthinkable" and that a tunnel between Brooklyn and Staten Island was "not feasible now but must wait ten years". When pressed further by Matteo, the DOT in 2018 responded that the extension of the HOV lane from the current terminus near Victory Boulevard to the Goethals Bridge would provide little benefit to the traffic flow in this area.. This bridge is maintained by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). [6] After an investigation issued by Governor Al Smith, planners eliminated freight service from the plan, as per the Nicoll-Hofstadter Act signed into law by the governor; this then led to lack of interest from contractors. The New York City Transit Authority operates a total of 24 rail yards for the New York City Subway system, and one for the Staten Island Railway. [52] The brief portion of I-278 on the Grand Central Parkway, connecting the BQE and the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, had opened in the 1930s. [3] The next interchange the highway reaches serves Atlantic Avenue. [54], More recently, the VerrazzanoNarrows Bridge, built from 1959 to 1964, had been proposed to serve as the rail link. Motorists are advised to use 145 Street Bridge as an alternate route. For up-to-the-minute information, visit 511NY, New York State's official traffic and travel information source. It then enters Wards Island, which is a part of the borough of Manhattan. Bridge will be fully closed Monday to Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am. This intersection will be closed Friday from 9 am to 4 pm through 2/25/23 to facilitate crane operation. [2] This exchange was the original terminal of the bus lane in each direction that also serves as a high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV lane) that was built in 2005. Upon entering Queens, the BQE runs north between residential neighborhoods to the east and Calvary Cemetery to the west before coming to an interchange with I-495. Check who operates bridges and tunnels. The southern half of this proposed spur was built, however. Staten Island; Citywide; Manhattan East 9th Street between Avenue B and Avenue C. Traffic lanes will be shifted while the construction progresses from northbound lanes to southbound lanes Monday to Friday from 11 pm to 7 am through December 31, 2022, to facilitate watermain work. WebOther remnants of construction can be seen from the Staten Island Expressway between the Clove Road and Bradley Avenue exits, which are referred to as the abandoned bridges. News never stops. These closures are to facilitate electrical work. [1][6][11][31], With the tunnel now designated exclusively for subway service, Mayor Hylan, a former BrooklynManhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) employee who was a known opponent of both the BMT and the IRT, supposedly stopped the project as part of an overall effort to cripple the two private subway companies and promote the plans for the city-operated Independent Subway System (IND). [6], Nonetheless, on October 2, 1925,[37] the 95th Street subway station, which was built mainly in anticipation for the Staten Island Tunnel, was opened. Single-lane will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 pm to 7 am next morning, Friday 11 pm to 3 pm Saturday, and Saturday 11 pm to 2 pm Sunday, through January 2, 2023, to facilitate retaining wall reconstruction and bikeway improvements. Single-lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 11 pm to 5 am next morning to facilitate repairs and bridge will be fully closed between 1 am and 5 am, for one hour at a time, to facilitate testing. [30] The situation become complicated, as the Port Authority plan was approved by the State Legislatures in both New Jersey and New York. Southbound exit ramp to 138 Street bridge will be closed Monday to Friday from 11 pm to 5 am, Friday from 11 pm to 6 am next morning, Saturday from 11 pm to 9 am next morning, and Sunday from 11 pm to 5 am next morning to facilitate water main connections. 2022 Advance Local Media LLC. These closures are necessary to facilitate building facade repairs and will continue through December 31, 2022. NYC DOT also May Be Reversed If M'Aneny Attends", Project for Expanded Rapid Transit Facilities, New York City Transit System, "Borough Subway Relief Still 2 or 3 Years Off", "Tunnel Plan Out For Staten Island: Mayor's Special Group Reports That Tubes to Manhattan are "Unthinkable", "Savino calls for subway, rail links for Staten Island with floating $3B in federal funding", "Staten Island needs N.J. tunnel money: The borough, plagued by traffic, deserves better transit", "SAYS ROADS BLOCK PORT UNIFICATION; Van Buskirk Discusses Authority's Project Before Jersey City Kiwanians. [62], The construction of the BQE, overseen by Moses, tore through many residential neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens instead of following the East River. [12] The site has been designated a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency. Virginia. Neither do we. This traffic alert details the locations of road construction and other events that will affect the flow of traffic This option would have served as a bypass, with vehicles heading to Downtown Brooklyn, or the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridges using the triple cantilever structure, which would be tolled. [4] After Todt Hill Road, I-278 runs through a wooded area where it comes to an incomplete interchange that was to be the northern terminus of the Richmond Parkway. [43] The freeway was initially planned to be twelve lanes, with two three-lane roadways in each direction, but it was ultimately reduced to a six-lane highway to reduce disruption to the Bay Ridge neighborhood. Permits for parades, block parties, major street fairs and other public street events are not issued by NYC DOT, and Web12-14 Castleton Ave, Staten Island NY. This street will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm through 12/25/22 to facilitate crane operation. Right-lane will become an exit only lane at Exit 3 24/7. South sidewalk and single-lane adjacent to it on the East 175 Street Bridge will be closed through December 30, 2022, to facilitate bridge rehabilitation. road construction and events where lane and street closings will affect the flow of traffic. However, the only option that was deemed feasible was one that went from the end of the Bay Ridge Branch in Brooklyn to Greenville Yard in Greenville, New Jersey, which could either go through Staten Island or directly under the New York Bay. [23][24], The Bay Ridge-based plan was ultimately selected, running between 65th Street/Shore Road in Brooklyn and the St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island. At the time of its completion it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Construction crews will also replace the bridge carrying Oceania Street in Bayside over the Expressway and build a noise barrier stretching 6,500 feet to reduce traffic noise for more than 300 homes. 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[2] A short distance later, the SIE comes to a large interchange that serves Lily Pond Road and Bay Street. These closures begins on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 and will continue through December 30, 2022. [1][10][11][12][13], Under the Dual Contracts, three routes were proposedtwo to Brooklyn and one to Manhattanwhich would connect the Staten Island Railway's rapid transit service (SIRT) to existing subway lines. [57] This was followed by a mile-long (1.6km) section between the Williamsburg Bridge and Flushing Avenue on September 1, 1958. I-278 becomes elevated again as it passes through more neighborhoods and comes to the interchange with Humboldt Street/McGuinness Boulevard. It takes 20 years before trees can start delivering the level of benefits and services we acquire from them, Glaeser said. This street will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm through 12/18/22 for building inspection from boom truck. [3][7] In addition to local traffic on Staten Island, the expressway provides the most direct route from Brooklyn and Long Island to New Jersey. Then-City Councilman Steven Matteo (R-Mid-Island) had a frustrating series of exchanges with the state Department of Transportation about the HOV lane extension. Single-lane Brooklyn-bound south outer roadway will be closed from Friday, December 9, 2022, 8 pm to Monday, December 12, 2022, 5 am, and Monday to Friday from 5 am to 5 am (24 hours). For a short time, the segment of highway between the Robert F. Kennedy and Williamsburg bridges was to be designated I-87 and continue north as the Major Deegan Expressway. By the 1990s, a major multiyear project beginning in the 1980s brought upgrades to the BQE. The City of New York's Department of Transportation issued a traffic alert for this week providing the locations of Cars make their way in heavy traffic on the Van Wyck Expressway in New York Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005. Single-lane Brooklyn-bound south upper roadway will be closed Tuesday to Saturday from 1am to 5am. However, no space for any tracks was ever built because of Moses's opposition to the expansion of New York City public transportation. The project was never started, despite efforts by government planners to start the project from the 1920s through the 1940s. Web(Staten Island, NY September 16, 2021) The New York City Departments of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Design and Construction (DDC) today announced the completion of a $33.1 million drainage upgrade in the Travis neighborhood on Staten Island. Two northbound and one southbound lanes will be maintained on the west side. Study (Routes via Staten Island)," detailing four routes for a freight tunnel running to New Jersey via a tunnel to Staten Island. [2] NY895 splits from the eastbound direction of I-278 as the Bruckner Expressway makes a turn to the east into residential and commercial neighborhoods on a surface alignment, crossing the Bronx River on a drawbridge. Closures Map, Other state and local agencies are responsible for street construction work in New York City. Motorists are advised to use Macombs Dam Bridge as an alternate route. We strongly back the renewed effort to extend the HOV lane and urge the governor to include the project in the state DOTs current five-year plan. After this interchange, the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge carries the route over the Bronx Kill into the Bronx,[2][3] where westbound tolls are collected electronically. 1 / 4. The PRR also proposed a tunnel from Brooklyn to Jersey City, approximately following the planned path of the Cross-Harbor Rail Tunnel, ten years later. This street will be closed from 9 am to 4 pm Friday through 12/10/22 to facilitate crane operation. This new configuration will remain in effect until December 2022. Current Projects. Provisions would be made for connections with the subway system's Fourth Avenue Line, even though the Transit Commission refused to be involved with the plans. [29][52] Moses took over planning for the road in 1951 and called for an elevated freeway between the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge and the Bronx River and a depressed freeway east of there. The tunnel is being planned as a result of passenger and commuter traffic frequencies being at capacity and precluding freight movements. The NYCDOT commissioner, Polly Trottenberg, called the project "the most challenging project not only in New York City, but arguably in the United States right now". [80] The other, more expensive option, which would cost $3.4billion to $4billion (equivalent to $3.5billion to $4.12billion in 2020[24]) and take over eight years, was to repair the existing six-lane highway one lane at a time. These closures will continue through December 31, 2022. Single-lane in both directions will be closed Monday to Friday from 10 am to 2 pm, Monday to Thursday from 10 pm to 6 am, Friday from 11:59 pm to 8 am, Saturday from 11 pm to 10 am, and Sunday from 10 pm to 6 am. 51" under the Dual Contracts, would have had connections going north towards St. George and along the North Shore Branch towards Arlington, and south towards Tottenville on the Main Line and Wentworth Avenue along the South Beach Branch. Double-lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 1 am to 7 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 7 am. The Transit Commission and the Port Authority refused to accept the plan, as they each had their own plans. Double-lane will be closed Friday from 11 pm to 7 am for northbound and from 11 pm to 5 am for southbound. [32] Originally, Moses intended for a spur of the expressway, the Richmond Parkway, to follow the central ridge of the island, connecting with the Outerbridge Crossing in the southwestern part of the island. [1] This short length is sometimes called the Union Freeway. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the "[63], The plan resurfaced in 1929, when meetings took place between Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague and officials from New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker's office. Double-lane northbound and/or southbound will be closed Tuesday to Friday from 1 am to 5 am, Saturday from 2 am to 6 am, and Sunday from 2 am to 7 am. West sidewalk will be closed, and temporary pedestrian walkway will be provided on the east side. This street will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm through 12/16/22 for building inspection from boom truck. [2][3][15] The freeway continues on an elevated alignment and makes a turn southeast as it comes to ramps accessing the Manhattan Bridge. Street fair organizers are generally permitted to begin Single-lane northbound and/or southbound will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 pm to 5:30 am next morning, Saturday from 12:01 am to 6:30 am, and Sunday from 1 am to 11 am. Single-lane Manhattan-bound lower roadway will be closed 24/7. [17][6], I-278 crosses the East River on the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, which maintained by the TBTA. There were also plans to extend the line to the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee. are listed on the Citywide events [89][90] In February 2020, officials proposed a three-mile (4.8km) tunnel from the Gowanus Expressway to Flushing Avenue. She's reported on biker gangs in Staten Island and abortion access networks in rural Kentucky. [11][29], In May 1922, John Hylan launched a new plan for the freight and passenger tunnel, and the Board of Estimate recommended that $4.08 million be initially appropriated for the project. Kathy Hochul for the long-called-for project last week. [61], In January 1935, New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia solicited the PANYNJ's help to create a report, called the "Summary of Cross Bays Freight Tunnel The road runs 35.62 miles (57.32 km) from US Route 1/9 (US 1/9) in Linden, New Jersey, northeast to the Bruckner Interchange in the New York City borough of the Bronx.The majority of I-278 is in New York City, where it serves as a partial beltway and passes through all five of the [11], The BQE was initially planned in 1936 as the BrooklynQueens Connecting Highway, a link between the Gowanus Parkway and the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. [61] The major interchange with the Long Island Expressway was rebuilt in 1966 for $32.7million (equivalent to $203million in 2020[24]). [19], The construction of the SIE was particularly noted for the massive movement of earth required to build the section of the highway between Clove Road and Price Street (now Narrows Road North, a service road of the expressway) between Grymes Hill and Emerson Hill. I-87 was once planned to follow the segment of I-278 between the Williamsburg Bridge and the Major Deegan Expressway, but this ultimately became a part of I-278. The plan's projected cost would be $3 billion, "the same as a proposed extension of the 7 line under the Hudson River". Traffic will be shifted to the north side and approximately five parking spaces immediate to the intersection will be removed. Single-lane will be closed from 10 pm to 5 am and will be fully closed from 12:01 am to 4 am to facilitate rehabilitation of the Westchester Avenue Bridge. Check who operates bridges and tunnels. Additional lane will be closed Monday to Friday from 11 pm to 5 am, Saturday and Sunday from 1 am to 8 am, and Sunday night from 10 pm to 5 am next morning through March 3, 2025 to facilitate East 138 Street Bridge replacement. Traffic lanes will be shifted while the construction progresses from northbound lanes to southbound lanes Monday to Friday from 11 pm to 7 am through December 31, 2022, to facilitate watermain work. These closures are necessary to facilitate median reconstruction and will continue through August 15, 2026. made a bi-partisan pitch to Gov. [2][3] Past this, I-278 passes over the Staten Island Railway rapid transit line. The Fresh Kills Landfill was a landfill covering 2,200 acres (890 ha) in the New York City borough of Staten Island in the United States.The name comes from the landfill's location along the banks of the Fresh Kills estuary in western Staten Island.. [6][8][11][13][14][15] Another 5-mile tunnel to Battery Park was proposed by the city in the 1950s, but the plan was scrapped due to a lack of funding. There were once plans to extend I-278 west to I-78 east of the Route24 interchange in Springfield, New Jersey. After that, the Staten Island Expressway, or I-278 south, is projected to have the area's largest increase over typical travel volumes a 158% increase from Exit 13 to Exit 22. West sidewalk will be closed, and temporary pedestrian walkway will be provided on the east side. These closures will continue through June 1, 2023 to facilitate New Pedestrian Walkway and Fender Rehabilitation. Monday, May 11, 2009 By MAURA YATESSTATEN ISLAND ADVANCESTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A ride along the Brooklyn-bound Staten Island Expressway between Bradley Avenue and Todt Hill Road has always seemed like driving through molasses, between the uphill crawl and the clog of cars coming and going on One crosswalk at a time will be closed at the intersection. Major road, lane and street closings for the coming week are as The project will connect the entrance and exit ramps between the northbound Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway entrance ramp and the South Avenue exit ramp with a new continuous The streets Traffic will be shifted to the north side and approximately five parking spaces immediate to the intersection will be removed. Exemptions are provided for smaller trucks that conform with strict regulations, but only on the section of the Grand Central that overlaps with I-278. This street will be closed Saturday and Sunday from 5 am to 7 pm through 12/18/22 to facilitate crane operation. There were also plans to extend I-78 east across Manhattan and into Brooklyn via the Williamsburg Bridge; this would have been a second interchange between I-278 and its parent highway, but these plans were also thwarted. At least one lane of traffic and one sidewalk will be accessible at all times. 6,000 Sq. The DOT in 2017 told Matteo that the HOV lane was functioning exactly how it was designed to, by capturing all HOV vehicles from the West Shore Expressway, Goethals Bridge and the Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway.. The SBS and BX6 bus stop and fare machine will be temporarily relocated to the south end of Riverside Drive West and West 155 Street. No left-turns from West 153 Street onto southbound Riverside Drive West. This street will be closed Friday from 7 am to 3 pm through 12/11/22 to facilitate crane operation. At this point, the freeway becomes eight lanes and maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), coming to an exit for Western and Forest avenues before reaching a directional interchange with New York State Route440 (NY440, named the West Shore Expressway). This street will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm through 12/11/22 to facilitate crane operation. occur due to circumstances beyond our control. Support SILive.com. Single-lane Brooklyn-bound south inner roadway will be closed Monday and Friday from 10am to 3pm, Monday from 11pm to 5am, and Wednesday to Friday from 12am to 5am. They save $7.8 billion annually in residential heating and cooling costs and $3.9 billion in avoided emissions, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Closure will begin December 2, 2022 and continue through December 16, 2022. [2][3] At this point, I-278 becomes city-maintained again and passes under the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line as it continues into a depressed alignment. Motorists are advised to detour via Waters Place and Westchester Avenue. Will be delivered with Builders Paving Plan approvals. These closures are necessary to facilitate median reconstruction and will continue through August 15, 2026. Given the climate crisis, we dont have 60 years for those trees to reach maturity Its horrifying to hear this.. This street will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm for use of boom truck for facade inspection. Gothamist is a website about New York City news, arts, events and food, brought to you by New York Public Radio. (Courtesy of Staten Island Borough Hall)Staten Island Borough Hall. This street will be closed Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 9 am to 6 pm though 12/18/22 to facilitate crane operation. The times listed for closures for street fairs are for the actual times of the street fairs themselves. Double-lane in both directions will be closed Monday to Thursday from 11 pm to 4 am and Sunday from 1 am to 7 am. Subscribe to traffic advisory email Single-lane Staten Island-bound will be closed Wednesday and Friday from 12:01 am to 5 am. These closures are necessary to facilitate bridge structural strengthening. Despite its number, I-278 does not connect to I-78. Check who operates bridges and tunnels. This traffic alert details road construction and other events that will affect the flow of traffic this week.Check the Weekend Traffic Advisory Check the Special Traffic Advisory, Lane closings may also occur due to circumstances beyond NYC DOT's control. These closures will continue through July 2025 and are necessary to facilitate roadway widening. [66], In 1958, existing segments of the expressway were eligible for Interstate Highway funding. Native American settlements. [3][5] The road continues back into residential areas and comes to an interchange serving Clove Road and Richmond Road. [74] This prompted Robert Moses to propose the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge,[75] which opened in 1964 and only carries vehicles. Motorists are advised to use Macombs Dam Bridge as an alternate route. I-278 was opened in pieces from the 1930s through the 1960s. 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