New Gun Hill Road exit from
BRP expected to free bottleneck
live, work and raise a family.”
With the completion of this project,
the Exit 9 ramp’s storage capacity has
increased to almost half a mile, reducing
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Major construction is complete on
an $8.5 million project to remove a notorious
traffi c bottleneck on the northbound
Bronx River Parkway near Exit
9 at Gun Hill Road. The project has enhanced
safety and improved mobility
on this heavily traveled artery by converting
what had been the right travel
lane at this location into an exit-only
lane for Gun Hill Road and constructing
a new travel lane in the left median
to maintain three northbound travel
lanes. The end of the exit ramp approaching
the traffi c light at Gun Hill
Road has also been re-striped to designate
separate lanes for left- and rightturning
vehicles.
“New York State is making targeted
investments in the infrastructure
of all fi ve boroughs to ease traffi c
and improve safety for the traveling
public, and the Bronx is a key benefi -
ciary of these investments,” Governor
Cuomo said. “From our transformational
project converting the Sheridan
Expressway into a neighborhoodfriendly
boulevard to this project on
the Bronx River Parkway, we are making
this region an even better place to
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congestion and enabling traffi c to
exit the highway more effi ciently. The
project added new guiderails, drainage
structures that fi lter rainwater
before it reaches the Bronx River, signage,
and lighting. The northbound
parkway within the project limits,
the exit ramp for Gun Hill Road, and
a pedestrian walkway along the ramp
were also repaved. Trees were planted
adjacent to the northbound parkway,
as well as along the Gun Hill Road exit
ramp.
“Under Governor Cuomo’s leadership,
New York State is making critical
investments in infrastructure that
will improve our transportation network
and foster economic growth in
the Bronx and throughout the state,”
NYS Department of Transportation
Acting Commissioner Marie Therese
Dominguez said. “This project has enhanced
safety and mobility by removing
a traffi c choke point on the Bronx
River Parkway that was the source of
frequent backups.”
“Residents of the Bronx are no
strangers to the congestion on the
Bronx River Parkway,” said Assemblywoman
Nathalia Fernandez. “Cars
often end up bumper-to-bumper and
extends our residents’ travel time. The
completion of this $8.5 million project
along the Gun Hill Road exit will
undoubtedly alleviate that traffi c jam
and help our constituents.”
“This welcome improvement of
Bronx River Parkway will make our
borough safer for drivers and more
prosperous for our residents,” said
Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.
“Summer is an excellent time to experience
the Bronx, and with reduced
road congestion, those who are driving
can hopefully spend less time in traffi
c. We appreciate the governor’s commitment
to make our borough more interconnected
and the roads safer and
more reliable.”
The project has removed a notorious bottleneck that had existed for decades on the northbound
Bronx River Parkway near Exit 9 at Gun Hill Road. Photo courtesy of NYSDOT