A half-mile stretch of a Brooklyn road that’s been plagued by potholes since part of it was swallowed up by a 70-foot-deep sinkhole last June will finally be able to offer drivers a smooth ride.
The Department of Transportation has agreed to repave all of 92nd Street in Bay Ridge from Shore Road to Fourth Avenue. The work will reportedly begin early next year.
The deal to secure the emergency work was co-brokered by Councilman Vincent Gentile, who represents the neighborhood, and Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr., another Brooklyn Democrat.
The infamous sinkhole appeared last June after a century-old sewer line caved in on 92nd Street near Third Avenue. Although city workers filled the hole at the center of the street, they never fixed the rest of the rickety road.
Instead, residents were inconvenienced for nearly a year by non-stop construction and heavy machinery from local agencies and utilities tearing up their street.
“The residents and business owners on this block have been incredibly patient through the entire process,” said Gentile.
“As far as quality of life for these residents, this is comparable to a mini-Second Avenue Subway project. These hard-working taxpayers deserve to have their street refurbished entirely after what they’ve had to deal with for the past year.”
“Bay Ridge is finally getting the treatment it deserves,” said Recchia, who is running for Congress. “After months of hardship, I’m pleased to announce that this resurfacing will leave the area better off than it was before this sinkhole emerged, allowing residents to regain normalcy in their neighborhood.”