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The 133-year-old Brooklyn bridge might get expansion due to overcrowd

United States Architecture News - Aug 09, 2016 - 15:29   15930 views

The 133-year-old Brooklyn bridge might get expansion due to overcrowd

[.....] Now after escalating complaints, New York City transportation officials said on Monday that something would finally be done to solve the riddle of what they call “Times Square in the Sky.” That something — if the crossing can take it — could be building a new path to alleviate congestion so bad that some people avoid the Brooklyn Bridge entirely.

But Ms. Trottenberg cautioned that the $370,000 study was only a first step and that any expansion of the promenade would most likely be complicated. “I have to tell you, every time we touch this 133-year-old bridge, it tends to be costly and complex,” she said.......Continue Reading

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