BQE expert panel wants another panel to study crumbling roadway

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BQE expert panel may recommend yet another panel

The panel of experts convened by Mayor Bill de Blasio to develop a path forward for a crumbling span of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway may punt to another panel, Politico reports.

Instead of backing one of several proposals to reconstruct the triple-cantilevered road, after months of review the 16 architects, urban planners, and builders may recommend creating another panel made up of city, state, and federal representatives to craft an immediate solution to the deteriorating expressway and to develop a broader vision for the entire highway stretching from Staten Island to Queens.

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