The city’s Department of Transportation announced Friday that it will begin installing new bus lanes on Brooklyn ’s primary thoroughfare, Flatbush Avenue, later this fall.

According to the plans, which have been in the works since 2022, the new center-running bus lanes will stretch from Livingston Street to Grand Army Plaza, cutting through Downtown Brooklyn, Prospect Heights, and North Park Slope.

DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said the project will be completed in late 2026 and bring faster commutes and safer streets to one of Brooklyn’s busiest and most dangerous corridors.

“Today 132,000 daily bus riders are stuck waiting too long for slow buses, drivers are caught in a mess of traffic, and pedestrians are left crossing intersections clogged with vehicles,” said Commissione

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