N6 Limited Posted January 17, 2016 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2016 I used the SIE recently and the roadwork is finally done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted January 17, 2016 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2016 It opened the Friday just before Labor Day (September 4th). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted January 17, 2016 It opened the Friday just before Labor Day (September 4th). Really? I drove on it Christmas Weekend and thought there were still some lane shifts, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted January 18, 2016 Share #4 Posted January 18, 2016 I noticed this as well. I do kind of question how the current ramp to the lower deck of the Verrazano is any safer than the old ramp, and it's hard to ignore how much the noise barriers altered the look of the expressway, but it's an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted January 23, 2016 Share #5 Posted January 23, 2016 If only the Gowanus Expressway could get the same treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share #6 Posted January 27, 2016 If only the Gowanus Expressway could get the same treatment. They said if they just tore it down and rebuilt it the they could have been done already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 27, 2016 Share #7 Posted January 27, 2016 They said if they just tore it down and rebuilt it the they could have been done already If only the Gowanus Expressway could get the same treatment. lol... And the Major Deegan too... They started work on it over the summer and I have seen NO progress made at all. Two lanes knocked out now for months... Ridiculous. The Gowanus... At least it gets repaved every so often, but they would be better off just replacing the entire thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted January 28, 2016 Share #8 Posted January 28, 2016 I mean I know Hamilton Avenue will never support the traffic of Gowanus but...man that section of highway has been under construction since probably the day I was born or even earlier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted January 28, 2016 I mean I know Hamilton Avenue will never support the traffic of Gowanus but...man that section of highway has been under construction since probably the day I was born or even earlier! They also wanted to build a new one along 2nd or 1st ave, and tear down the existing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted January 28, 2016 Share #10 Posted January 28, 2016 Really? I drove on it Christmas Weekend and thought there were still some lane shifts, etc There's still some little odds and ends left, but the project is considered to be open to the public. lol... And the Major Deegan too... They started work on it over the summer and I have seen NO progress made at all. Two lanes knocked out now for months... Ridiculous. The Gowanus... At least it gets repaved every so often, but they would be better off just replacing the entire thing... Actually, they were working on it the year before that, but they started expediting the work over the summer. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-major-deegan-expressway-construction-time-be-shortened-two-years They also wanted to build a new one along 2nd or 1st ave, and tear down the existing one. There's also been proposals to put the whole thing underground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 29, 2016 Share #11 Posted January 29, 2016 Actually, they were working on it the year before that, but they started expediting the work over the summer. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-major-deegan-expressway-construction-time-be-shortened-two-years Actually there was work done on it in 2012 which I forgot about that was a nightmare but it was wrapped up fairly quickly. Whatever work was done the year before must've been minor because I didn't see anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted January 29, 2016 Share #12 Posted January 29, 2016 Wait, they proposed the Gowanus to be put underground? I can see how that would benefit but isn't the ground over there..too...muddy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted January 29, 2016 Share #13 Posted January 29, 2016 Wait, they proposed the Gowanus to be put underground? I can see how that would benefit but isn't the ground over there..too...muddy? lol... Where have you been? That was considered years ago. I don't the cost was the real issue more than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share #14 Posted January 31, 2016 Wait, they proposed the Gowanus to be put underground? I can see how that would benefit but isn't the ground over there..too...muddy? lol... Where have you been? That was considered years ago. I don't the cost was the real issue more than anything else. Gowanus http://gothamist.com/2006/05/04/gowanus_express.php And BQE http://gothamist.com/2010/08/25/is_bqe_tunnel_bypass_possible.php http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/nyregion/25metjournal.html?_r=0 http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/14/all_bqetunnel_2011_4_8_bk.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordsaitamaboss Posted February 1, 2016 Share #15 Posted February 1, 2016 Gowanus http://gothamist.com/2006/05/04/gowanus_express.php And BQE http://gothamist.com/2010/08/25/is_bqe_tunnel_bypass_possible.php http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/nyregion/25metjournal.html?_r=0 http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/14/all_bqetunnel_2011_4_8_bk.html Can people still exit and enter the HOV from slossan ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 1, 2016 Share #16 Posted February 1, 2016 Can people still exit and enter the HOV from slossan ? From Slosson Avenue, yes, it's still possible. Why wouldn't it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted February 1, 2016 Share #17 Posted February 1, 2016 From Slosson Avenue, yes, it's still possible. Why wouldn't it be? The entrance is almost at Clove Road. There were complaints (both from the inside and general public) that buses would make it over to the left lane, but wouldn't be allowed to cross because of the double white line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 1, 2016 Share #18 Posted February 1, 2016 The entrance is almost at Clove Road. There were complaints (both from the inside and general public) that buses would make it over to the left lane, but wouldn't be allowed to cross because of the double white line. Well that whole thing with the express buses has been a mess. Even when I use the X12 I'm concerned when it comes over from the HOV lane and comes off to turn onto Slosson and come up to Victory. Not sure how either entrance could be improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordsaitamaboss Posted February 2, 2016 Share #19 Posted February 2, 2016 Well that whole thing with the express buses has been a mess. Even when I use the X12 I'm concerned when it comes over from the HOV lane and comes off to turn onto Slosson and come up to Victory. Not sure how either entrance could be improved. Ask CT they have HOV exclusive exits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #20 Posted February 2, 2016 Well that whole thing with the express buses has been a mess. Even when I use the X12 I'm concerned when it comes over from the HOV lane and comes off to turn onto Slosson and come up to Victory. Not sure how either entrance could be improved. I don't think it's too bad, aside from the annoying entrance at Clove I mentioned earlier. The X17 has been fantastic, using that lane. During rush hour, everybody's sitting in traffic, and the buses just sail through. Ask CT they have HOV exclusive exits. Which has nothing to do with this, since those express routes are going onto main streets anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 2, 2016 Share #21 Posted February 2, 2016 I don't think it's too bad, aside from the annoying entrance at Clove I mentioned earlier. The X17 has been fantastic, using that lane. During rush hour, everybody's sitting in traffic, and the buses just sail through. The X17C has always been fantastic when I've used it via the SIE. There's usually not tons of traffic in the HOV lane anyway. For a while you had people that clearly didn't have enough folks in their cars jumping in that lane, but I suspect that they started cracking down more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted February 2, 2016 Share #22 Posted February 2, 2016 I've been avoiding the Gowanus so much I never took the time to see if they planned anything at all! I mean even if this does go through...I feel like Gowanus will forever be Gowanus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted February 3, 2016 Share #23 Posted February 3, 2016 I've been avoiding the Gowanus so much I never took the time to see if they planned anything at all! I mean even if this does go through...I feel like Gowanus will forever be Gowanus. lol... True... It would take a VERY long time before such a plan ever came to fruition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmatechamp13 Posted February 3, 2016 Share #24 Posted February 3, 2016 The X17C has always been fantastic when I've used it via the SIE. There's usually not tons of traffic in the HOV lane anyway. For a while you had people that clearly didn't have enough folks in their cars jumping in that lane, but I suspect that they started cracking down more often. That's the X17C, though, which generally runs off-peak. With the X17A during rush hour, there would sometimes be backups, especially before the upgrade/incline by Bradley sometimes it would be so bad, they would actually have X17A buses go up Watchogue Road to Victory and get on the SIE that way. Now, it's pretty much smooth sailing once you get on the SIE (with the exception of the merge onto the Verrazanno Narrows Bridge, which should be resolved with the bus lane they're building there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Up Front Posted February 3, 2016 Share #25 Posted February 3, 2016 How long ago were the noise walls put up? 2013 was the last year I remember the old SIE with no walls, the Willowbrook stubs still being up, and the old Brooklyn-bound exit 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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