▁the ▁Pel ham ▁Park way ▁became ▁a ▁comm uter ▁route . ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁today ' s ▁Pel ham ▁Park way ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁under ▁par ks ▁commission er ▁Robert ▁Mos es ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Mos es ▁wanted ▁to ▁upgrade ▁the ▁park way ▁to ▁a ▁limited - access ▁fre ew ay ▁and ▁extend ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Henry ▁Hudson ▁Park way ▁in ▁the ▁In wood ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Manh attan . ▁It ▁would ▁also ▁connect ▁to ▁ ▁proposed ▁limited - access ▁upgrade ▁and ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Mos hol u ▁Park way ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁inter change ▁with ▁I - 9 5 ▁and ▁a ▁never ▁built ▁portion ▁of ▁I - 8 9 5 ▁at ▁the ▁current ▁inter change ▁with ▁I - 9 5 ▁in ▁Pel ham ▁Bay . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁growing ▁opposition ▁to ▁highway ▁improvements ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁partially ▁fue led ▁by ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ▁Bron x ▁Express way , ▁only ▁the ▁section ▁from ▁Sh ore ▁Road ▁to ▁Still well ▁Avenue ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁to ▁a ▁fre ew ay . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁many ▁trees ▁were ▁cut ▁down ▁along ▁the ▁Pel ham ▁Park way ▁so ▁that ▁NY SD OT ▁could ▁install ▁a ▁guard ra il ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁an ▁u pt ick ▁in ▁acc idents . ▁While ▁there ▁was ▁local ▁opposition ▁to ▁this , ▁the ▁project