City officials have announced a significant $390 million investment in Bushwick's aging sewer system to tackle long-standing flooding issues. The initiative represents part of a broader $5 billion city plan aimed at infrastructure improvement. The construction will improve drainage on Knickerbocker Avenue, extend to Wilson, Central, and Evergreen Avenues, and ultimately replace about three miles of sewer pipes. This historic investment is necessary due to increasingly severe weather patterns affecting New York City and aims to enhance the neighborhood's water distribution infrastructure, addressing a need that has existed since the 1960s.
The overhaul will begin with Knickerbocker Avenue, with plans to improve the water drainage system and reduce the impact of flooding, which has become more frequent in recent years.
This is a historic investment in Bushwick... It's one of the largest we've seen in I don't even know how long - I couldn't recall anything this big.
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