QUEENS — The city will soon repave a large portion of Jamaica Avenue in an effort to improve road conditions on one of the busiest thoroughfares in Southeast Queens, officials said.
The street will be repaved in two phases, starting in early November when the Department of Transportation will work on Jamaica Avenue between 224th Street and Francis Lewis Boulevard, the agency said.
That portion of the street has already been milled, according to the DOT.
Sometime next year, the Department of Design and Construction will repave the road between Francis Lewis Boulevard and 168th Street.
“We anticipate starting the project next year as soon as we select a contractor,” Shavone Williams, a spokeswoman for the agency, said in an email.
The pothole-ridden street has long frustrated local residents and elected officials who said that poor road conditions on Jamaica Avenue contributed to numerous traffic problems in the area.
“For too long the roads in our community have not received the attention they deserve, making it unsafe for drivers and pedestrians alike,” Councilman Daneek Miller said in an email. “This major throughway serves residents and small businesses that supports Southeast Queens, and the new pavements will help to maintain the vehicles that drive on it.”
