July 5, 2012
A major transport project could help reduce peak time congestion and improve traffic flow for New York City’s commuters. A US$300 million corridor for buses and car-poolers has been proposed for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Should this project go ahead, it would be the first restricted lane on any of the tunnels and bridges of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The link would stretch across State Island and north to the mouth of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. Should the project be approved it w