CBS Local reports that “Mayor Bill de Blasio and officials” have announced the long awaited plan for the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. The plan would shrink the highway from three to two lanes in each direction, which is projected to reduce traffic volume by eleven percent. Resurfacing and waterproofing of the cantilever structure would make it safe for another twenty years. The Mayor also said there is an “overarching plan” that “involves limiting oversize trucks, using waterways to transport freight, and more.”Update: Thanks to reader Andrew Porter, here’s a link to the Mayor’s press release, which gives more detail.Second Update: Here’s the Brooklyn Heights Association’s statement on the BQE plan:“Across the nation, the destructive effects…