own ▁project ▁was ▁later ▁can ce led ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁removed ▁from ▁I - 4 9 5 ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁The ▁New ▁Jersey ▁stretch ▁of ▁I - 4 9 5 ▁became ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Route ▁ 4 9 5 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁I - 4 9 5 ▁design ation ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Open ▁space ▁and ▁air ▁rights ▁The ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁T unnel ▁Express way - D yer ▁Avenue ▁cor rid or ▁has ▁been ▁re zon ed ▁for ▁commercial ▁and ▁resident ial ▁development ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Hudson ▁Y ards ▁R ede velop ment ▁Project ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 ▁Sub way ▁Ext ension . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Department ▁of ▁City ▁Pl anning ▁issued ▁a ▁master ▁plan ▁that ▁calls ▁for ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁open ▁space ▁between ▁N inth ▁Avenue ▁and ▁T enth ▁Avenue ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁park ▁system ▁from ▁West ▁ 3 9 th ▁Street ▁to ▁West ▁ 3 4 th ▁Street . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁P AN Y N J ▁owned ▁about ▁▁▁ ▁of ▁property ▁in ▁Mid town ▁West , ▁mostly ▁between ▁ 3 0 th ▁and ▁ 4 1 st ▁streets ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁and ▁ 1 0 th ▁a ven ues , ▁much ▁it ▁dedicated ▁to ▁transport ation . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁ow