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New bus lanes are running on Madison and Lexington

Midtown Manhattan Complete · buses are using the new lanes

What changed

The city completed double bus lanes on Madison Avenue from East 23rd to East 42nd Street and offset lanes on Lexington Avenue from East 52nd to East 60th Street.

Why it matters

More than 150,000 daily riders on Manhattan bus routes now have a clearer priority path through two chronically slow corridors.

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