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INFRASTRUCTURE224%increase in cyclingdaily over theWilliamsburg Bridgesince 2007WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGEOngoing maintenance of theover 5,000 cyclists on weekdays.inside the anchorage houses onto deferred maintenance and theWilliamsburg Bridge builds onThe most recent $173 millionboth the Manhattan and Brooklyneffects of age and weather, andprevious reconstruction and repairproject includes rehabilitating thesides includes the constructionincreased traffic. The investmentprojects and ensures the crossingtower bearings, the truss system,of new stairs, ventilation andrehabilitated the main cables,will remain in good condition forand the steel structure of all thelighting. The project also includesreconstructed the roadways andfuture generations. The bridgebridge’s eight towers. Architecturalthe installation of an Intelligentcompletely rebuilt the walkway,is one of the busiest in the city,work includes the restoration ofTransportation System (ITS).bikeway and subway tracks.carrying over 150,000 motorists,decorative lights and the BrooklynPreviously, over $500 millionnearly 100,000 transit riders, andgranite stone monument. Workwas spent to fix deterioration dueED KOCH QUEENSBORO BRIDGEThe Ed Koch Queensboro Bridgeis the busiest crossing of theEast River bridges, carrying221,920 motorists, 11,980 buspassengers and 4,342 cyclistsand 1,591 pedestrians everyday. Ongoing work to keep thebridge in good condition includesdrainage improvements on the mainbridge and Queens approach, newoverhead signs and lighting, andcleaning and repairing the bridgestructure.The current projects build onthe $300 million invested in recentdecades to reconstruct rampsand roadways and rehabilitate thebridge bearings.Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge174Chapter 13: A City of Bridges