Mayor Eric Adams is urging the federal government to expedite the long-delayed Brooklyn-Queens Expressway overhaul, warning that without immediate action, the city may be forced to impose truck weight restrictions and face massive traffic disruptions, according to AMNY.

In an Oct. 15 letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Adams asked the feds to publish a Notice of Intent by Nov. 14 to begin the federal environmental review for the deteriorating 1.5-mile stretch of the BQE between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street , the news site reported.

The letter marks a push by Adams to advance the project before leaving office in January. He cautioned that if the city cannot move forward soon, structural issues may force “significant weight restrictions in the short term and permane

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