As of 1917, there were also plans by the War Department to dredge a 24-foot (7.3 m) deep channel, 480 feet (150 m) in width, to improve navigation and reduce tidal currents.
The Bronx Kill offers a venue for kayakers and other human-powered boaters without the worry of larger vessel traffic.
[5] Consequently, no commercial vessels navigate the kill, with local businesses mostly opting instead for road and rail transport, including the Oak Point Link along its north bank.
The state authority instead paid for energy efficiency measures in the borough as a whole, including a green roof on the Bronx County Courthouse.
[citation needed] At the time, the two sidewalks of the Triborough Bridge's Bronx Kill span were connected to one long ramp at the Randalls Island end.