Roosevelt Island Sidewalk Construction In Riverwalk Requires Re-Routing Of Southbound Red & NYC Bus On Way To Tram - Will It Be Temporary?

Construction of New Sidewalk on the Manhattan Side of Riverwalk Buildings

Construction of the new sidewalk on the Manhattan side of the Riverwalk buildings in Southtown began on Tuesday and is scheduled to be completed by Thursday. The construction has required the re-routing of the Southbound Red & NYC Bus to loop around the Queens side of Southtown on the way to the Tram instead of it's normal Manhattan side route.

Red Bus Stop In Front Of Riverwalk Bar & Grill

During this construction both the NYC and Roosevelt Island Red Bus will stop in front of the Riverwalk Bar & Grill and passengers walk thru the Riverwalk Commons on the way to the F subway station.

Red Bus Passengers walking thru Riverwalk Commons To Roosevelt Island Subway Station

Passengers exiting the Roosevelt Island subway station are directed by signage to the NYC Bus heading towards Goldwater Hospital.

Sign For Bus To Goldwater Hospital

In the past, RIOC has considered making this temporary construction necessitated route permanent with the Southbound buses using the Queens side Main Street Loop and the Northbound buses the Manhattan Main Street loop.

Is that a good idea? Any thoughts? It certainly would be a benefit to the Riverwalk Bar & Grill having so many people walk past their doors at all hours of the day and night but will it be better for bus passengers and traffic patterns than the current route.