Project

PIN X73586

FLOOD MITIGATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN QUEENS COUNTY, NYC

Statewide Transportation Improvement Program programmed, not awarded

FLOOD MITIGATION AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN QUEENS COUNTY, NYC. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS FLOODING THAT IS OCCURRING ON THE VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY (VWE) (678I) MAINLINE S/B AND C-D ROADWAY BETWEEN LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY (LIE) AND KEW GARDENS INTERCHANGE (KGI), LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY (495I) BETWEEN 678I AND GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY, AND EAST BOUND GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY( 907M) UNDER THE 49TH STREET OVERPASS IN QUEENS COUNTY. FLOODING OF THE ROADWAY CAN BE REDUCED BY ADJUSTING THE PROFILE OF THE ROADWAY, CLEANING OF DRAINAGE STRUCTURES AND PIPES, AND REPLACING UNDERSIZED PIPES.

Programmed
FFY 2026: $62MTotal $62M in the listed years
Federal share
$47M
Agency
NYSDOT
Planning organization
NYCTCC
County
Queens
Fund types
HSIP, NHFP, NHPP, PIT BOND, SDF
Source: Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), updated Jun 23, 2026. Our copy checked Nov 2, 2026. FFY is the federal fiscal year column in the dataset.

Capital Program

  • This project will address flooding that is occurring on the Van Wyck Expressway (678I) Mainline S/B and C-D roadway between Long Island Expressway (LIE) and Kew Gardens Interchange (KGI), Long Island Expressway (495I) between 678I and Grand Central Parkway, and E/B Grand Central Parkway (907M) under the 49th Street overpass in Queens County. Flooding of the roadway can be reduced by adjusting the profile of the roadway, cleaning of drainage structures and pipes, and replacing undersized pipes.
    PAVEMENT RECONSTRUCTION · Let by NYSDOT · Planned construction completion Feb 20, 2030
Source: NYSDOT Capital Program projects. Our copy checked Nov 2, 2026.

Structures named in the project title or its contracts

No structures.