NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New York City will reduce speed limits on 45 miles worth of “major” streets in four of the five boroughs, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.
Speed limit changes will take effect on the following streets on Staten Island and in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn in the coming weeks, de Blasio said in a press release:
Bronx:
• Pelham Parkway from White Plains Road to Stillwell Avenue, 1.6 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Throggs Neck Expressway Service Road N/S from Longstreet Avenue to Sampson Avenue/Ellsworth Avenue, 1.5 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Jerome Avenue from Bainbridge Avenue to East 233rd Street, 0.6 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
Queens:
• Woodhaven Boulevard from Queens Boulevard to Rockaway Boulevard, 4.3 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Cross Bay Boulevard from Rockaway Boulevard to the Cross Bay North Boulevard Bridge, 2.5 miles (30/40 MPH to 25/35 MPH)
• Van Wyck Service Road E/W from 135th Avenue to Queens Boulevard, 3.1 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• Astoria Boulevard from 111th Street to 8th Street, 3.9 miles (30 MPH to 25 MPH)
• South Conduit Avenue from Sutter Ave to Sunrise Highway, 5.3 miles (35 MPH to 30 MPH)
• North Conduit Avenue from Sutter Ave to Sunrise Highway, 6.6 miles (35 MPH to 30 MPH)
Brooklyn:
• Conduit Boulevard from Atlantic Avenue to Sutter Ave, 1.9 miles (35 MPH to 30 MPH)
Staten Island:
• Hylan Boulevard from Bay Street to Massachusetts Street, 13.5 miles (30/35/40 MPH to 30 MPH)
Drivers will have 60 days after the new speed limit signs are posted to adjust to the new rules, the release noted.
“Vision Zero has revolutionized traffic safety action in New York City and beyond, but its work isn’t finished until every New Yorker is safe on the streets,” de Blasio said in a statement.
“Telling drivers to slow down — and working closely with the NYPD to hold dangerous drivers accountable — will save lives and make our city safer," he added.
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