By Y.M. Lowy

Work has begun on a major redesign of Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue, with new bus lanes and street safety improvements planned along the busy corridors.

The project covers Bay Parkway from Avenue J to Shore Parkway and Cropsey Avenue from Bay Parkway to 26th Avenue. The redesign will include new curbside and offset bus lanes to help buses move more efficiently. The B6 and B82 local routes, along with the X28 and X38 express buses, are expected to benefit from the improvements.

Bus speeds on parts of Bay Parkway currently drop as low as 3 miles per hour, causing delays for riders. The project is intended to address those slowdowns while improving safety along a corridor used by approximately 35,000 bus riders and thousands of pedestrians.

The work was announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn. The corridor runs through Midwood, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach.