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PUBLIC MEETING

Route 9A Project. Lower Manhattan Redevelopment. D015183, PIN NYCD.01.322. NYSDOT, REGION 11. PUBLIC MEETING. November 19, 2003. PROJECT OVERVIEW. Vesey Street Pedestrian Bridge. Opening November 22, 2003 Completion April 2004. PROJECT OVERVIEW. PROJECT OVERVIEW.

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PUBLIC MEETING

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  1. Route 9A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment D015183, PIN NYCD.01.322 NYSDOT, REGION 11 PUBLIC MEETING November 19, 2003

  2. PROJECT OVERVIEW Vesey Street Pedestrian Bridge Opening November 22, 2003Completion April 2004

  3. PROJECT OVERVIEW

  4. PROJECT OVERVIEW Route 9A Background – Pre 9/11 • NYSDOT – Responsible for 9A • NEPA/FEIS Design Approval 1994 • Battery Place to West 59th Street • 6 – 8 Lane Urban Boulevard • 8 Lanes in Lower Manhattan (South of Harrison St.) • Continuous Bikeway / Walkway / Park-HRPT • Segments 2 - 7 Almost Completed (1996-2001) • Segment 1 – Pending 59TH STREET BATTERY PLACE

  5. PROJECT OVERVIEW Route 9A Bikeway & Walkway 95% Complete as of September 10, 2001

  6. PROJECT OVERVIEW

  7. PROJECT OVERVIEW 2 NB lanes over Slurry Wall Route 9A Background • Cross Section at WFC/WTC Sites with Critical Elevations Slurry Wall

  8. PROJECT OVERVIEW Interim Route 9A Roadway WFC Verizon Building Edge of slurry wall WTC Site45’+ Original Route 9A Limits Interim Roadway HaulRoad Bikeway

  9. PROJECT OVERVIEW Importance of Route 9A (Pre 9/11 data) • 12,500 People per Hour Crossing at WTC Site, 110,000 per Day 80,000 Vehicles per Day, totaling 240,000 per Day at the WTC Site • Key Transportation Corridor (Regional and Local) • Mobility for: Buses, Trucks, Cars, Bicycles & Pedestrians (almost 40% non-passenger cars) • Access for: Battery Tunnel, FDR Drive, WTC & Battery Park City & Westside of Lower Manhattan • Continuous North-South Boulevard & Greenway (Route 9A Urban Blvd./Bikeway & Hudson River Park) • Major Utility Corridor (78” Interceptor Sewer, 48” Water, 400+ Telephone Ducts)

  10. PROJECT GOALS

  11. PROJECT GOALS • Permanently restore the functionality of Route 9A • Improve pedestrian movements along and across Route 9A • Provide for an appropriate and respectful setting for the World Trade Center Memorial • Enhance green areas and open space • Support economic recovery and development of Lower Manhattan • Ensure community involvement and public participation in an open and inclusive process • Coordinate with other major transportation and development projects • Avoid or minimize environmental and construction impacts to the community • Provide a safe, timely and cost effective transportation solution

  12. DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

  13. DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 1994 FEIS/ROD

  14. DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Project Limits 59th Street 1994 FEIS SEIS Chambers Street West Thames St. Battery Place

  15. DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SEIS Project Limits Chambers Street No Action – 6 lanesAt-Grade – 8 lanesShort Bypass – 4 depressed & 4 surface lanes W. Thames Street

  16. PROJECTALTERNATIVES

  17. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES Route 9A Alternatives Southern Terminus of Bypass beyond Albany Street Under Study NO-ACTION6 lanesat WTC Site SHORT BYPASS4 lanes at grade4 lanes depressedat WTC Site AT-GRADE8 lanesat WTC Site

  18. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES No-Action Alternative Pedestrian Concourse 3 3 4 3 3 4 • 6 lane interim roadway retained at WTC Site • Minor improvements to upgrade interim pavement conditions • 80,000 vehicles per day at grade • No new turn lanes at Liberty and Vesey • Pedestrian bridge at Liberty and possibly Fulton and Murray 3 SB 3 NB WTC SITE

  19. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES At-Grade Alternative Pedestrian Concourse 4 4 4 4 4 4 • Restore At-Grade Route 9A Blvd • Enhance 9A Bikeway / HRPT Park • Provide Pedestrian Bridges at Liberty, Murray & possibly Fulton Street 4 SB 4 NB WTC SITE

  20. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES Short Bypass Alternative Pedestrian Concourse 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 • 1100 ft Tunnel - Vesey to Liberty Streets or Albany St (4 lanes) • NB & SB Surface Roads (4 lanes) • Enhanced Green & Public Space at WTC • Pedestrian Bridges at Murray Street • Relocate Interceptor Sewer 2 SB 2 NB 2 NB 2 SB WTC SITE

  21. SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

  22. SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Scope of Environmental Analysis The DSEIS will update studies performed in the 1994 FEIS and additional analysis as needed: • Land Use and Neighborhood Character • Social Conditions • Economic Conditions • Cultural Resources • Parkland / Open Space / 4(f) • Visual Character • Traffic • Pedestrians and Bicyclists • Public Transportation • Air Quality • Noise • Contaminated Materials • Impacts during Construction / Cumulative Effects

  23. SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Environmental Analysis Framework andEnvironmental Performance Commitments • Joint letter to FTA signed by NYSDOT Chief Engineer, MTA Executive Director and Port Authority Executive Director • Framework consists of four components: - Green Design, Green Construction and Sustainability Principles - Construction Environmental Protection Plan - Public Involvement and Government Entities Coordination Plan - Baseline Assessment of Resources and Coordinated Cumulative Effects Analysis Approach • Agencies have agreed to develop a common set of Environmental Performance Commitments, which are design elements, construction techniques or operating practices that will be implemented to lower the potential for adverse environmental impacts

  24. SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Traffic • WTC Memorial visitors • WTC Site Master Plan • 2025 Population and Employment Forecasts • Updated Traffic Model • More Refined Impact Assessment Tools

  25. SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Construction Impact Assessment • SEIS will be quantitative and detailed • Assessment will focus on - Historic/Cultural - Traffic Circulation and Access - Air Quality - Noise Impacts - Economic Impacts of Construction Operations • SEIS will include Environmental Performance Commitments to minimize adverse effects • Environmentally Friendly Construction Techniques

  26. SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Cumulative Effects Analysis • SEIS – Detailed Quantitative Assessment • Federal/State Transportation Agencies have Developed Environmental Framework for Analysis • Take into account effects of major projects that precede or are concurrent (with Route 9A Reconstruction)

  27. DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SEIS Schedule

  28. PUBLIC OUTREACH

  29. PUBLIC OUTREACH

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