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Brookville Boulevard project funding and coastal studies in the Rockaways
1:03:57
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about the Brookville Boulevard project funding and coastal studies in the Rockaways. DOT Executive Deputy Commissioner Paul Ochoa explains the current status of the project, including its funding and scope.
- The project is in the data collection phase with federal funding secured
- DOT is venturing into resiliency planning work, typically led by EDC
- The project aims to address flooding issues in the area
Selvena Brooks-Powers
1:03:57
Brookfield Boulevard, in the executive plan there is $1,400,000 in federal funding added in fiscal twenty twenty five, '1 point '3 million in fiscal twenty twenty six, and $85,223 in fiscal twenty twenty seven for the Brookville Boulevard project.
1:04:15
What does the scope of this funding relate to and how also how has DOT conducted any other coastal studies in the Rockaways and what were the results of those?
1:05:12
And has DOT conducted any other coastal studies in Rockaway or across the city?
1:05:52
Thank you for that.
Paul Ochoa
1:04:29
Yeah.
1:04:30
Thanks councilmember.
1:04:31
The work is underway.
1:04:33
I believe as of last time they're still in the data collection phase.
1:04:36
It's planning grant, is really good because it helps us think about options for what an implementation project could look like.
1:04:43
This is an area with, as you know very well, with a lot of flooding.
1:04:48
So the other good news I would say is the grant agreement was signed in the last administration.
1:04:53
We do not believe that this funding is in jeopardy in any way.
1:04:59
And again, the work is underway, and hopefully it will tell us what a future project could look like, the scale of the project, the scope of the project, and what type of project would make sense in the future.
1:05:17
Yeah.
1:05:17
We we do have a this is the the largest resiliency planning work that we've undertaken.
1:05:25
Usually we partner with EDC.
1:05:29
For example, EDC is leading the Lower Manhattan Resiliency Project, the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project.
1:05:35
I don't see any East Side Coastal Resiliency people here.
1:05:40
We are venturing into this.
1:05:41
It's obviously a very important topic for us, and a topic that impacts our assets.
1:05:51
Hopefully we'll do more in the future.
Ydanis Rodriguez
1:05:55
Chair, just
Margaret Forgione
1:05:56
to follow-up on the previous questions, we are actually gonna be doing a public awareness campaign at the start of the expansion of the red light camera program very broadly so that people are aware that it is expanding citywide.