The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) launched the Brooklyn Queens Expressway (BQE) Corridor Vision in Fall 2022 to engage communities along the 12.1-mile Brooklyn section of the BQE in two coordinating planning efforts.

The BQE Central visioning initiative focused on the 1.5-mile, city-owned portion of the highway between Atlantic Avenue to Sands Street. Meanwhile, the BQE North and South initiative identified potential upgrades for under and around the 10.6-mile, state-owned section of the corridor to help reconnect communities divided by the highway. The BQE North and South corridor visioning process addressed BQE North, from the Kosciuszko Bridge to Sands Street, and BQE South, from Atlantic Avenue to the Verrazzano Bridge.

The BQE North and South Visioning process was completed and summarized in a report released in October 2024, BQE North & South: Safe, Sustainable, Connected. The BQE Central Vision was completed and summarized with a report in December 2024, BQE Central Vision: Summary Report. For information on the current status of BQE Central, visit nyc.gov/bqe.