![]() ![]() Your webmaster took advantage of one of the March breaks in the monsoons to wander about High Bridge in the Bronx, and as my fleece jacket allowed the sun to soak my shirt through with sweat, a march across Washington Bridge to 181st Street, the main east-west shopping artery in northern Manhattan. Local parking will be allowed, and new cameras along the bus route will send tickets to violators of the bus lane for its first 60 days.Early 2010 in NYC has featured some crazy weather - three feet of snow in February, which fell in three storms sunny and very warm in March, accompanied by several rounds of flooding rain and at this writing on April 7, 85 degrees is expected for a high temperature in the afternoon. There will be no busway east of Broadway on 181st Street. The priority lane in the eastbound direction will stretch from Broadway to Amsterdam Avenue - about four blocks - and Amsterdam Avenue to Wadsworth Avenue in the westbound direction, about three blocks. Only buses, trucks and emergency vehicles will be able to drive the length of the road, while cars and other vehicles will have to exit the road to the right after one block. The busway will follow a traffic model already in use on 14th Street in Manhattan, Jay Street in Brooklyn and Flushing-Main Street in Queens. The 181st Street busway will help this iconic neighborhood come back stronger than ever,” de Blasio said in a press release. “Washington Heights deserves faster, safer, more reliable bus transit. The slow speeds disrupt commutes for passengers transferring to the A and 1 subway lines, and to the George Washington Bus Terminal, a major destination for people commuting from New Jersey and between Manhattan and the Bronx. The long-awaited busway, which was expected in 2020 and then delayed, will help speed bus transit across a half-mile section of the road, which divides Washington Heights from Fort George, for the route’s approximately 60,000 daily riders.Ĭurrently buses from both Manhattan and the Bronx journeying along 181st Street travel at 4 mph on average, according to the city. MANHATTAN - Part of a major east-west corridor in northern Manhattan - 181st Street - will get a dedicated busway starting April 26, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. ![]()
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