NYC Roads

[SignBridge]

Those reversible lanes were abolished after the lower-level was opened in the mid-1960's.

[roadman65]

Is the RFK bridge include the Harlem River Lift Bridge and Bronx Kills Bridges too?

[empirestate]

Is the RFK bridge include the Harlem River Lift Bridge and Bronx Kills Bridges too?

You mean, as opposed to only the East River span, with the entire complex still referred to as Triborough? That's a good question...turns out it's all three.

[roadman65]

I figured it was all the same, but it is also to be unofficial the name of the LIE west of I-678 too.  Yet everyone calls all of I-495 the LIE, even though its official designation is the Horace Harding Expressway from the Midtown Tunnel to the Fairgrounds interchange.    I always called it the Triboro the whole way, but was wondering if the paperwork also included it or is like the LIE.

[SignBridge]

Roadman65, Horace Harding Expwy. is the official name of the service roads that parallel the L.I.E. in Queens. That's what's on the street signs. I don't know why they call the service roads an "Expressway" instead of H.H. Boulevard which is the road that was there before the Expressway was built.

[Alps]

Roadman65, Horace Harding Expwy. is the official name of the service roads that parallel the L.I.E. in Queens. That's what's on the street signs. I don't know why they call the service roads an "Expressway" instead of H.H. Boulevard which is the road that was there before the Expressway was built.

Because the Horace Harding Expwy is the freeway, so the service roads share its name. Look at the Cross Bronx and others.

[roadman65]

Actually not, Texas too signs interstate frontage roads as such.  The street blades reference the actual freeway here. Just as people refer to all of NY 9A in Manhattan as The Westside Highway when it's not, ditto for all of I-495 as being the LIE. 

[TheGrassGuy]

Sorry if this isn't really on topic... but why is there, like, no 2008 GSV imagery in New York City?

[crispy93]

What bridge is in the intro to "Maude", I dont remember ever seeing any of the NYC area bridges with an inner reversible roadway.

As others said, the GWB. That intro sequence also has some very brief shots of the elevated West Side Highway. The show took place in Tuckahoe (Westchester).

[crispy93]

Anyone try out that new ramp from the Triboro's Manhattan leg to the northbound HRD? I took it once or twice last winter. It's definitely easier than taking local streets. https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/new-harlem-river-drive-ramp-opens-easing-neighborhood-traffic

The signs are hard to read and come up on you fast, just like the 278/Manhattan signs when crossing the Bronx span of the bridge

[dgolub]

Anyone try out that new ramp from the Triboro's Manhattan leg to the northbound HRD? I took it once or twice last winter. It's definitely easier than taking local streets. https://patch.com/new-york/harlem/new-harlem-river-drive-ramp-opens-easing-neighborhood-traffic

The signs are hard to read and come up on you fast, just like the 278/Manhattan signs when crossing the Bronx span of the bridge

Yes, I drove it shortly after it opened last year.  It's a huge improvement over what was there before.

[SignBridge]

I did not know this ramp had even been built. I'll have to try it soon. Surprisingly I did not especially mind the detour on the local street. It was a minor inconvenience, but I'm glad to hear about the ramp.

[bluecountry]

When is the Harlem River Drive/FDR project going to be done?
Why is the FDR in the UES so congested now during the pandemic on weekdays?

[Roadgeekteen]

Any chance of speed limit 55 making it into NYC? Even just Staten Island?

[Alps]

Any chance of speed limit 55 making it into NYC? Even just Staten Island?

same chance as mile based exit numbers

[Roadgeekteen]

Any chance of speed limit 55 making it into NYC? Even just Staten Island?

same chance as mile based exit numbers

I swear New York is the most stubborn state in the union...

[empirestate]

I swear New York is the most stubborn state in the union...

New York abstains, courteously.

[SignBridge]

Any chance of speed limit 55 making it into NYC? Even just Staten Island?

same chance as mile based exit numbers

I swear New York is the most stubborn state in the union...

I think that honor should go to Connecticut. I believe they were the last to finally allow the raising of speed limits from the double-nickel.

[Roadgeekteen]

Any chance of speed limit 55 making it into NYC? Even just Staten Island?

same chance as mile based exit numbers

I swear New York is the most stubborn state in the union...

I think that honor should go to Connecticut. I believe they were the last to finally allow the raising of speed limits from the double-nickel.

Hawaii was the last one.

[crispy93]

Any chance of speed limit 55 making it into NYC? Even just Staten Island?

I posted about this a few pages back on this NYC Roads thread. NYCDOT and NYSDOT insist that the other agency is responsible for raising the speed limit. 50 mph is absurd on SI, especially the West Shore Expwy (meets interstate highway standards as far as I can see and is decidedly suburban). So I then wrote to the SI borough commissioner who just gave me the stock reply about vision zero and the 25 mph speed limit (which was changed like 7 years ago at this point).

[crispy93]

Any chance of speed limit 55 making it into NYC? Even just Staten Island?

same chance as mile based exit numbers

Came here to discuss this actually. I drove up the Hutch last weekend and there are ground-mounted OLD EXIT 5 (and 6 and 7) with the word OLD covered up. Also, the exit tabs seem to be new and reflective, but still have the sequential number and attached to old guide signs:

[noelbotevera]

I drove in New York for the first time in my life. Which isn't as bad as people say it is - have common sense and you'll be fine. As is tradition, notes:

-Construction on the Kew Gardens interchange is progressing nicely. Definitely loved the new pavement after dealing with potholes and patchwork in Jamaica. From what I can tell, the ramps to the Interboro are being realigned, though signage isn't very good (you have to follow signage for Queens Blvd and slip into a narrow gap between concrete barriers to merge onto the Interboro).
-Old news, but the new Kosciuszko Bridge is neat. I appreciate the four lanes on the BQE WB.
-While I missed out on the Upper Level views on the Queensboro (my route from Jersey to Queens, where my hotel was in, was Lincoln Tunnel -> 42nd -> 3rd Ave -> 59th -> Queensboro -> Northern Blvd), the Manhattan Bridge is always a delight. Best views of the Brooklyn Bridge while in a car.
-Speaking of the Lincoln Tunnel, I'm surprised they don't try to split traffic evenly. West 40th Street is signed to "9th Avenue and South" while West 42nd is the preferred route to FDR Drive. Considering both streets are two lanes, may as well sign both as useable routes.
-So who's responsible for maintenance in the city? It seems NYSDOT Region 11 takes a back seat to NYCDOT, since NYCDOT is in charge of signals and maintenance.

Oh, and my brother experienced a New Yorker's rite of passage: getting their car towed and having to get it back from the impound lot. Probably second behind a parking ticket.

[vdeane]

Region 11 only does capital program projects.  Everything that would be handled by a maintenance residency/subresidency in the other regions is done by NYCDOT.  The expressways are owned by NYSDOT, most surface streets are owned by NYC, and the parkways are complicated.  And, of course, many bridges/tunnels are owned by the MTA or Port Authority.

[SignBridge]

What's the story with the parkways in NYC? Is it the NYC Parks Dept?

[Alps]

What's the story with the parkways in NYC? Is it the NYC Parks Dept?

Parkway is just a name for a type of state highway. It follows the same pattern as other state highways.