The New York State Dept. of Transportation awarded a $446-million contract for the third and final phase of work on the $1.7-billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project, after work on the first phase of the New York CIty project finished up in October. The project is expected to mitigate air pollution in the South Bronx community caused by heavy truck traffic moving into and out of the busy Hunts Point wholesale produce market.
The project involves rebuilding State Route 895, the Sheridan Expressway, into a local road—Sheridan Boulevard—and providing direct access from I-95 and I-278—the Bruckner Expressway—to the Hunts Point Terminal Market.
