Battery Park Underpass

The Battery Park Underpass was the second section of Manhattan's Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive to be completed, opening to the public in April 1951. [cite news|title=City Opens Underpass at Battery, $10,000,000 Link in Express Route|publisher=The New York Times|date=April 11, 1951|page=31] It runs underneath Battery Park, connecting the West Side Highway to the South Street Viaduct with two lanes of traffic in each direction.

Plans for extension

*In 1971, it was suggested that the South Street Viaduct be turned into a tunnel, essentially extending the underpass north to the Brooklyn Bridge
*In 2002, the Downtown Alliance, the local Business improvement district, called for a 350-foot (105 meter) extension to the underpass, estimated cost was $70 million.
*In 2005, Mayor Michael Bloomberg called for an extension as part of a plan to rehabilitate the South Street Viaduct.

References

External links

* [http://www.nycroads.com/roads/fdr/ FDR at NYCRoads.com]