Project
PIN X73180
FLOOD CONTROL AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS
Statewide Transportation Improvement Program programmed, not awarded
DRAINAGE & STORM RESILIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ON BQE BETWEEN 58TH STREET AND GCP. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE IMPROVEMENTS TO DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ELEMENTS ON THE NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND BROOKLYN-QUEENS EXPRESSWAY (BQE) (I-278) BETWEEN THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY AND THE GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL REDUCE FLOODING AND PONDING ON THE BQE IN QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK CITY, DURING STORMS AND HEAVY RAINS, THEREBY IMPROVING SAFETY AND REDUCING DELAYS. THE PROJECT MEETS THE CRITERIA NOTED IN THE PROTECT ELIGIBILITY MATRIX.
- Programmed
- FFY 2026: $2.1M, FFY 2027: $71MTotal $73M in the listed years
- Federal share
- $59M
- Agency
- NYSDOT
- Planning organization
- NYCTCC
- County
- Queens
- Fund types
- NHFP, NHPP, PIT BOND, PROTECT, SDF, STBG LG URB
Source: Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), updated Jun 23, 2026. Our copy checked Oct 31, 2026. FFY is the federal fiscal year column in the dataset.
Capital Program
- This project will provide improvements to drainage systems elements on the Northbound and Southbound Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) (I-278) between the 58th street in Maspeth and the Grand Central Parkway. These improvements will reduce flooding and ponding on the BQE in Queens County, New York City, during storms and heavy rains, thereby improving safety and reducing delays.PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION · Let by NYSDOT · Planned construction completion Jan 15, 2031
Source: NYSDOT Capital Program projects. Our copy checked Oct 31, 2026.
Structures named in the project title or its contracts
No structures.