BQE: In-Person Public Scoping Meeting

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) is an essential component of the region’s transportation network. It not only serves to connect Brooklyn with key access points in Manhattan, Queens, and on Staten Island, but it also carries regional trucks and other traffic, keeping this traffic off local Brooklyn streets.

BQE Central is the approximately 1.5-mile City-owned section of the BQE (Interstate-278) between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street in Brooklyn. This section includes multiple bridge structures – including the historic 0.4-mile-long “Triple Cantilever”. The BQE Central Project focuses on rehabilitating the structure to keep it safe for travelers.

NYC DOT is proposing to rehabilitate BQE Central to address aging infrastructure, improve safety and reliability, and maintain this important connection for people and goods moving through Brooklyn and the region.

The project is preparing to enter the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) process. Through the CEQR process, NYC DOT will study the project’s potential environmental effects and provide opportunities for public input.