Overview
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC DOT announced the project restart on Tuesday, June 2, and said the city has resubmitted plans to the federal Transportation Improvement Program.
- The busway will run both directions on 34th Street between Ninth and Third avenues and operate daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. with buses, trucks and emergency vehicles allowed through and private vehicles required to exit at the next legal turn.
- City and MTA officials say the redesign is meant to boost speeds for the M34/M34A corridor, which now averages about 3–5 miles per hour, and to reduce injuries on a Vision Zero priority stretch that saw 324 traffic injuries from 2020–2024.
- The Federal Highway Administration is still reviewing the submission after raising earlier objections about truck access and coordination with regional planners, and the city says it is in active communication with federal officials.
- NYC DOT plans public outreach this month, street furniture installation in summer, and construction completion by fall while advocates back the plan as scalable transit relief and some residents and trucking groups warn of vehicle diversion and access concerns.