{"id":339101,"date":"2026-09-06T00:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T00:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/339101\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T00:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T00:20:09","slug":"news-12-bronx-major-traffic-changes-coming-to-east-tremont-avenue-with-launch-of-bronxs-first-busway-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/339101\/","title":{"rendered":"News 12 | Bronx | Major Traffic Changes Coming To East Tremont Avenue With Launch Of Bronxs First Busway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">A major change is coming to <a data-rich-text-hyperlink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/2026\/08\/12\/major-changes-coming-to-tremont-avenue-as-city-rolls-out-busway-plans\/1PjbpHA3eiDwOw6YZMaOEO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Tremont Avenue<\/a> as the city prepares to launch the Bronx\u2019s first busway, and some people who live and work along the corridor have concerns about what it could mean for the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\"><a data-rich-text-hyperlink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/html\/brt\/html\/busways\/tremontavenue.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Tremont Avenue Busway<\/a> is scheduled to launch Sept. 19. The city says the project is designed to improve bus speeds and reliability for more than 39,000 daily Bx36 riders.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The busway will operate from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. During those hours, buses, trucks, Access-A-Ride vehicles, emergency vehicles and bicycles will be able to continue straight through the designated corridor.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Regular drivers will still be able to enter the busway to reach local destinations, parking or pick up and drop off passengers, but they will have to make the next available right turn instead of continuing straight through.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">For some business owners along Tremont Avenue, that change is raising concerns about customers getting to their stores.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">\u201cDefinitely less traffic, less customers,\u201d said Rich, who owns a restaurant along the corridor. \u201cI\u2019m hoping it doesn\u2019t deter people from coming in the neighborhood driving by. But as of right now, it sounds like it may have that negative impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">\u201cWhat\u2019s going to happen with people who want to come and shop?\u201d said Eileen, a driver who is now questioning how the restrictions will affect people who rely on cars to reach businesses along Tremont Avenue.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to be an inconvenience for a lot of people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Others see potential benefits. \u201cThe buses can\u2019t move with the traffic, and they have to make stops,\u201d said one bus rider. \u201cI hope they do actually make the bus lanes accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The eastbound busway will run from Third Avenue to Southern Boulevard, while the westbound busway will stretch from Southern Boulevard to Belmont Avenue.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The restrictions will only apply from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Outside those hours, regular vehicles will once again be able to travel straight through the corridor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A major change is coming to East Tremont Avenue as the city prepares to launch the Bronx\u2019s first&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339102,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-339101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/339102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}