Outreach Meeting

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Outreach Meeting
February 27 28, 2007
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Agency Project Team

• Joint effort among three State Agencies
• Department of Transportation
• Thruway Authority
• MTA Metro-North Railroad

• Joint effort between two Federal Agencies
• Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Transit Administration

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Project Goals

• Improve mobility and accessibility
• Meet travel demand
• Maintain infrastructure
• Improve safety and security
• Avoid/minimize/mitigate
• adverse impacts
• Provide cost-effective solutions

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Environmental Review Process
NEPA
SEQRA
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Six Alternatives for Further Study in the DEIS
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No Build
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Rockland
Westchester
0.5 - 0.7 Billion
(2004 estimated cost in 2004 dollars)
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Bridge Rehabilitation with TDM/TSM Measures
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Rockland
Westchester
2.0 - 2.5 Billion
(2004 estimated cost in 2004 dollars)
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Bridge Rehabilitation
Existing Bridge
Replace Existing Trestle
Retrofit to current seismic standards
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Proposed Highway Improvements in Rockland
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Possible New Bridge Alignment
POSSIBLE NEW BRIDGE ALIGNMENT
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Full Corridor BRT, New Bridge, and Highway
Improvements
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Rockland
Westchester
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Full Corridor CRT, New Bridge,and Highway
Improvements
4A
Rockland
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Manhattan-Bound CRT with LRT in Westchester, New
Bridge, and Highway Improvements
4B
Rockland
Westchester
10.0 -12.5 Billion
(2004 estimated cost in 2004 dollars)
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Manhattan-Bound CRT with BRT in Westchester, New
Bridge, and Highway Improvements
4C
Rockland
Rockland
Westchester
9 - 11.5 Billion
(2004 estimated cost in 2004 dollars)
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The Path Forward

• Deliver a long-term solution
• Complete DEIS February 2008
• FEIS/Record of Decision August 2008
• Implementation To follow

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For Further Information
Contact
Michael P. Anderson Project Team Leader NYS
Department of Transportation 212-973-3086
www.tzbsite.com