On March 21, 1939, bids were opened to construct three new bridges along the Cross Island Parkway, which included 160th Street, Utopia Parkway and Cross Island Boulevard, which had to be completed by September 16, 1940, was won by Elmhurst Contracting Company from Corona. On March 22, the city offered a contract of the grade separation of the Cross Island Parkway over the Long Island Railroad main line and its spur to Belmont Park, along with separation for nearby Superior Road. The project also included paving of the Cross Island between Jamaica Avenue and Hempstead Avenue. The contract went to the National Excavation Corporation at $718,250 (1939 USD), the lowest of three bids given for the project.