Overview
- DOT, which announced the restart Thursday, will begin work in the last week of April and carry construction through summer into fall.
- The plan adds center-running bus lanes and six concrete boarding islands between Livingston Street and Grand Army Plaza, plus wider sidewalks, 14 bike parking areas and 11 new loading zones.
- Officials say buses crawl near 4 mph for about 132,000 daily riders on this stretch, and the corridor’s record of 55 people killed or seriously hurt since 2019 underscores the push for quicker, safer trips.
- Crews will work in four phases, starting with removing two islands at Flatbush and Atlantic and then rebuilding one side at a time to keep two-way vehicle access.
- The dedicated lanes will be enforced by bus-mounted and fixed cameras, and drivers are urged to avoid the northern Flatbush stretch and use alternate routes or transit during the roughly six-month build.