Reconstructed Fordham Plaza opens in the Bronx

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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The Fordham Plaza, a major intermodal public transportation hub in the heart of the Bronx in New York City, is now open after major reconstruction work. The project improves access to public transportation for thousands of New York City residents and is another success for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program.

 

“We invested in the Fordham Plaza reconstruction because we knew the safety and mobility improvement would transform how people travel in and around The Bronx,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “In addition, the expanded public space ties the neighborhoods, retail district and cultural institutions together to strengthen the vitality of the surrounding area.”

Altogether, the $33.9 million project to fully reconstruct Fordham Plaza received a $10 million TIGER grant and $7.2 million in other U.S. Department of Transportation funding. In addition to improving access to transit connections for thousands of daily bus and rail passengers, the renovated plaza will enable economic development in an economically distressed area of The Bronx. The remainder of the project was funded by New York City and New York State.

The project reconfigures circulation of 12 bus routes to benefit 41,000 daily bus users and the local neighborhood, enhances access to the Metro North station for 11,000 daily commuter rail passengers and increases safety for 80,000 daily pedestrians in the area. In addition, adjacent streets were modified to alleviate traffic congestion, enhance pedestrian safety and improve accessibility to the plaza for people with disabilities and mobility issues.

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