SOUTH BRONX — South Bronx has a new boulevard as more transportation work is promised.

Don’t call it the Sheridan Expressway.

It’s no longer classified as an expressway after a $75 million state project that calls it “pedestrian friendly,” with new lights, crosswalks, and direct connections to parks along the Bronx River.

The connection remains between the Cross Bronx and Bruckner Expressways.

The network of major roadways that weave and wind together has been criticized for years as separating neighborhoods from one another, from parks and from the river.

The next phase is a $1.7 billion project to reconstruct the interchange of the new Sheridan Boulevard and Bruckner Expressway. It will include new ramps to the nearby Hunts Point Market.

Maria Torres helped found The Point in 1994. She is advocating for improved access and safer streets for her Hunts Point neighbors.

She says the market and industrial areas offer jobs. They hope further designs can move ramps and truck routes away from the residential streets.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces the completion of Sheridan Boulevard this week saying it should have happened decades ago.

The next part of the $1.8 billion project is in the design-build phase.

Transit improvements include a plan to redesign Bronx bus routes and new railroad stops for the East and South Bronx.

The MTA, Empire State Development corporation and Amtrak have reached an agreement to open Metro-North stations in 2023 at Co-op City, Morris Park, Parkchester, and Hunts Point.