{"id":203137,"date":"2025-09-05T19:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203137\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:59:09","slug":"flatbush-avenue-bus-lane-construction-begins-fall-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/203137\/","title":{"rendered":"Flatbush Avenue Bus Lane Construction Begins Fall 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn\u2019s busiest bottleneck is about to get a top-to-bottom makeover. Starting this fall, the Department of Transportation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/dot\/html\/pr2025\/nyc-dot-better-bus-service-flatbush-ave.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">will begin tearing into Flatbush Avenue<\/a> between Livingston Street and Grand Army Plaza to install center-running bus lanes, a project designed to give bus riders \u201ctrain-like\u201d service while unclogging one of the borough\u2019s most infamous traffic jams.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a bus commuter, rejoice: The redesign promises to shave precious minutes off trips on the B41 and 11 other routes that creep down Flatbush at a walking pace of under 4 mph during rush hour. If you\u2019re a driver, brace yourself: Two car lanes are disappearing, and construction is slated to stretch through fall 2026. In the meantime, detours, cones and traffic headaches will be very much part of the scenery.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/things-to-do\/flatbush-brooklyn-neighborhood-guide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Flatbush, Brooklyn Neighborhood Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the end, six hefty concrete boarding islands will sprout in the middle of the avenue, separating buses from general traffic. More than 14,000 square feet of fresh pedestrian space will shorten dangerous crossings, while 11 new loading zones aim to keep delivery trucks from double-parking in travel lanes. Cyclists aren\u2019t left out either\u2014up to 14 new bike parking zones are planned along the corridor.<\/p>\n<p>The stakes are high. According to DOT data, 140 people have been killed or seriously injured on Flatbush Avenue in the past five years, making it one of Brooklyn\u2019s deadliest stretches. Officials say the new design will slow cars, protect pedestrians and keep cyclists out of the crosshairs, all while moving far more people, far more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this isn\u2019t Brooklyn\u2019s first brush with bus-lane politics. The Adams administration has been accused of dragging its feet on street redesigns, canceling some (RIP, Fordham Road) and greenlighting others only after heavy pushback. Flatbush\u2019s revamp has been years in the making and transit advocates are keeping a watchful eye to ensure this one sticks.<\/p>\n<p>For now, DOT says the first phase of lane striping and painted curb extensions will roll out before winter sets in, with the heavy-duty concrete work resuming next spring. When it\u2019s all finished, Flatbush could feel less like a parking lot and more like a transit corridor worthy of New York\u2019s most populous borough. Until then? 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