Credit: Department of Design and Construction

New York City has broken ground on a $44 million project to bring major street safety upgrades to a stretch of Grand Concourse, one of the Bronx’s busiest corridors. Announced on Monday by the city, phase five includes an overhaul of the roadway from East Fordham Road to East 198th Street by adding new bike lanes, wider medians, bollards, better lighting, and improved pedestrian access. The project builds upon four earlier phases and is part of a broader effort to improve safety and ease traffic along the bustling corridor.

The city completed phase four in 2023 at a cost of $62.5 million. Phase three, which upgraded the stretch from East 171st to East 175th streets, wrapped up in August 2020.

The fifth phase will install service roads, rai

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