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Public Scoping Update for the
Tappan Zee Bridge/I-287
Environmental Review

Winter 2008

(PDF version, 429 KB)

Introduction

As you make yourself familiar with the information presented in the Scoping Update Packet and at the Public Scoping Update Meetings, there are some important changes that you will notice since the last public meetings in February 2007. These changes include the following:

New Options Added to the List of Alternatives under Review
In February 2007, the public was shown the six alternatives under study in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS):

  • Alternative 1 – No-Build.
  • Alternative 2 – Bridge Rehabilitation with Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and Transportation Systems Management (TSM).
  • Alternative 3 – Full Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) with a new Bridge and highway improvements in Rockland.
  • Alternative 4A – Full Corridor Commuter Rail Transit (CRT) with a new Bridge and highway improvements in Rockland.
  • Alternative 4B – Manhattan-bound CRT with Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Westchester and with a new Bridge and highway improvements in Rockland.
  • Alternative 4C – Manhattan-bound CRT with BRT in Westchester and with a new Bridge and highway improvements in Rockland.

As a result of input from the public and additional study, we are considering three new options to these six alternatives:

  • Option 3A – This enhanced version of Alternative 3 includes a more robust BRT service plan and shows the BRT operating along the corridor like a trunk route, similar to a rail system.
  • Option 3B – This option includes the enhanced BRT service plan/trunk route of Option 3A and replaces the combination of dedicated bus lanes on local arterials and busway sections in Westchester County (from Alternative 3) with a high-speed busway along I-287 between the Tappan Zee Bridge and Port Chester.
  • Option 4D – This option combines full corridor BRT and Manhattan-bound CRT service. It includes the BRT system of Option 3A and CRT between Suffern and Tarrytown, with a direct CRT connection to the Hudson Line.