▁direct ▁access ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁both ▁directions ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁until ▁extra ▁ram ps ▁and ▁an ▁extra ▁over pass ▁were ▁provided ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁original ▁inter change ▁is ▁now ▁exit   1 1 W . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁north bound ▁exit ▁r amp ▁to ▁Oak ▁Street ▁in ▁Y onk ers ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁an ▁exit ▁to ▁Y onk ers ▁Avenue , ▁a ▁block ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁real ignment ▁and ▁bridge ▁replacement ▁project ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁Sc ars dale . ▁ ▁Tr unc ation ▁and ▁extension ▁The ▁Bron x ▁River ▁Park way ▁originally ▁went ▁beyond ▁its ▁northern ▁termin us ▁at ▁K ens ico ▁Circle ▁to ▁NY ▁Route   2 2 ▁north bound . ▁Today , ▁the ▁most ▁obvious ▁route ▁through ▁the ▁circle ▁leads ▁motor ists ▁directly ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Ta con ic ▁State ▁Park way , ▁and ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁NY   2 2 ▁north bound ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁little ▁sp ur ▁off ▁the ▁circle . ▁This ▁sp ur ▁from ▁the ▁K ens ico ▁Circle ▁to ▁NY   2 2 ▁is ▁unsigned ▁CR   6 8 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁height ened ▁security ▁measures ▁en act ed ▁post - Se ptember ▁ 1 1 ▁motor ists ▁could ▁take ▁the ▁road ▁that ▁leads ▁towards ▁NY   2 2 ▁and ▁then ▁drive ▁across ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁K ens ico ▁Dam ▁and ▁eventually ▁re