A long-buried Bronx waterway is one step closer to seeing daylight after Mayor Adams announced the city is buying the land it needs to bring the Tibbetts Brook above ground. The project will reduce flooding and create a much-needed greenway in the Bronx.
The city will pay more than $11 million to freight rail company CSX Transportation for the strip of abandoned railroad tracks where the “daylighted” waterway will flow,. The project had stalled for years while the two parties went back and forth about the cost of the property.
“After years of trying, I’m proud that this administration was able to reach this milestone and can proceed with rerouting Tibbetts Brook above ground,” Adams said in a written statement. “Not only will this create more green spaces to enjoy, but it will remove millions of gallons of water from our sewer system, lessening potential flooding on rainy days.”, once flowed freely through the Bronx and emptied into the Harlem River.
Local advocates have also called for the city to build a park along the newly daylighted brook’s banks, connecting to the Putnam Greenway and Van Cortlandt Park.by the city’s parks and environmental protection departments show paths where residents could walk, run and cycle, flanked by pocket wetlands and views of the waterway.
But the project has long been held up by unsuccessful negotiations with CSX Transportation, a Florida-based freight rail company that owns the long, narrow stretch of land along the Major Deegan Expressway where the brook will be located. The city originally offered $2 million for the property, but CSX wanted as much $13 million.
“It was honestly one of those things where I was like, ‘I’ll believe it when I see it,’” she said. “So when it actually did happen, it was a fantastic thing to see.”
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