Bay Parkway & Cropsey Avenue Bus Lanes: What Changes for B6, B82, X28 & X38
Work is now starting on a major Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue redesign in southern Brooklyn. NYC DOT says the project will add offset and curbside bus lanes, pedestrian islands, turn treatments and curb-management changes along Bay Parkway from Avenue J to Shore Parkway and Cropsey Avenue from Bay Parkway to 26th Avenue. The routes most directly affected are the B6, B82, X28 and X38.
Bay Parkway from Avenue J to Shore Parkway; Cropsey Avenue from Bay Parkway to 26th Avenue.
The city says 35,000 daily riders use routes along the project corridor.
NYC says bus speeds on Bay Parkway can currently fall to about 3 mph.
The redesign also includes pedestrian ramps, median extensions, curb extensions and turn changes.
Where the Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue bus-lane project runs
The Bay Parkway portion extends from Avenue J south to Shore Parkway. The Cropsey Avenue portion continues from Bay Parkway toward 26th Avenue.
This is a long corridor crossing Midwood, Bensonhurst and Bath Beach, so construction and final street changes can affect multiple neighborhood trips rather than one isolated intersection.
The B6, B82, X28 and X38 are the main bus routes in the project
NYC identifies the B6 and B82 as two of Brooklyn’s busiest bus routes and says the X28 and X38 also use the corridor.
The city says roughly 35,000 daily riders use routes along the project corridor, while the affected routes together carry a much larger citywide ridership base.
Bus lanes will be offset where possible and curbside where needed
NYC DOT says offset bus lanes will be used where the street design allows them. Curbside bus lanes will appear where space is needed for dedicated left-turn lanes or other intersection treatments.
That means the lane configuration will not look identical from block to block. Drivers and bus riders should follow the final markings and signs rather than assuming one continuous curbside pattern.
Parking and loading rules will change on parts of the corridor
The project includes retimed meters, new metered parking on nearby side streets and new Neighborhood Loading Zones and Truck Loading Zones.
Those changes are intended to preserve pickup, drop-off and delivery access while making room for bus priority. Existing parking habits may therefore change even on blocks where the general number of travel lanes looks familiar.
The redesign also targets high-crash intersections
Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue are Vision Zero priority corridors. NYC says four people were killed in traffic crashes on the two streets from 2021 through 2025 and another 26 were seriously injured.
The project adds 18 new median islands, upgraded pedestrian ramps, painted median and curb extensions, dedicated left-turn lanes at selected intersections and new left-turn restrictions at many other locations.
What riders and drivers should do while work rolls out
- Check MTA service status for the B6, B82, X28 or X38 before a time-sensitive trip
- Expect block-by-block parking and curb changes during implementation
- Read new bus-lane and turn signs rather than relying on old driving habits
- Allow extra time while construction is active
- Use NYC DOT’s project page for the latest design and implementation information