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NYC to Install Center-Running Bus Lanes on Flatbush Avenue Starting This Fall

Officials say the center-running design will deliver faster, safer trips on a corridor with 140 people killed or seriously injured in five years.

Overview

  • Construction will run from Livingston Street to Grand Army Plaza, with work beginning this fall and full completion targeted for 2026.
  • The redesign adds bus-only lanes in the center of the roadway, six boarding islands, about 14,300 square feet of new pedestrian space, 11 loading zones, and up to 14 bike parking areas.
  • DOT projects benefits for roughly 132,000 daily riders on buses that currently move at under 4 mph during rush hour through Downtown Brooklyn, Prospect Heights, and North Park Slope.
  • Safety upgrades include shortened crossings and daylighting at 13 intersections along a Vision Zero priority corridor.
  • Implementation will reroute small segments of the B63 and B69, start with lane markings and painted curb extensions this fall, and continue with concrete work in spring 2026 on a corridor anchored by the B41’s 4.4 million annual riders.