Public Information Meeting Presentation
February 24, 2004
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Slide 1: Public
Information Meeting Presentation
Colonie, New York
February 24, 2004
New York State Thruway Authority
Albany Corridor Study
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Slide 2: Public
Information Meeting
Welcome and Introductions
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Slide 3:
Agenda:
- Review of Public Involvement
- Format of Today's Meeting
- Technical Presentation
- Project Development Process
- Continued Public Involvement
- Open House
- Questions and Comments
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Slide 4: Review of
Public Involvement
- Provide information about the Albany Corridor
Study
- Solicit public input and answer questions
- Explain how the public can stay involved
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Slide 5: Format of
Today's Meeting
First Session:
4:00 Open House
4:30 Formal Presentation
4:50 Open House
5:30 Question and Answer Session
Second Session:
6:00 Open House
6:30 Formal Presentation
6:50 Open House
7:30 Question and Answer Session
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Slide 6:Purpose of
this Study
Why?
- Worsening pavement conditions
- Increasing congestion
Goals:
- Identify needs over 20-year period
- Identify feasible improvements to address
needs
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Slide 7: Needs
Identified
- Thruway capacity and infrastructure
improvements
- Toll plaza capacity at Interchanges 23, 24, 25
and 25A by 2024
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Slide 8: Thruway
Reconstruction and Widening
Mainline Needs
{Image of chart showing mainline reconstruction and
widening needs from 2003 to 2020 between Interchanges
21A and 25A.}
Mainline Pavement Reconstruction Needs:
- 2004: Interchange 23 to 24
- 2006: Interchange 24 to 25
- 2009: Interchange 25 to 25A
- 2010: Interchange 21A to 23
Mainline Pavement Widening Needs:
- 2003: Interchange 24 to 25
- 2005: Interchange 23 to 24
- 2010: Interchange 22 to 23
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Slide 9: Potential
Solutions Considered
- Interchange 23, 29 concepts
- Interchange 24, 15 concepts
- Interchange 25, 15 concepts
- Interchange 25A, 1 concept
- Mainline Barriers, 2 concepts
- Tandem lots, 7 concepts at 3 different
locations
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Slide 10: Design
Concepts for Review
- Interchange 23, 2 concepts
- Interchange 24, 4 concepts
- Interchange 25, 5 concepts
- Mainline Barriers, 2 concepts
- Tandem lots, 3 concepts at 3 different
locations
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Slide 11:
Benefits
- Relieve congestion on Thruway and at
interchanges
- Reduce overall noise and air quality concerns at
toll plazas
- Improve safety
- Improve access to the Thruway
- Relieve congestion on connecting roadways
- Minimize disruption to connecting roadways
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Slide 12:
Concerns
- Right-of-way acquisitions
- Wetland concerns
- Construction in the Albany Pine Bush
Preserve
- Noise Concerns
- Visual Concerns
- Financial and legal issues (for Mainline Barriers
only)
Avoid, Minimize and Mitigate
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Slide 13: Corridor
Study Schedule
{Image of study schedule}
Work on Study Report from January through May,
2004.
Advisory Committee involvement mid-January,
2004.
Public Meeting at the end of February, 2004.
Review public comments received from March through
April, 2004.
Anticipated End of Study at end of May, 2004.
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Slide 14: Design
Process
Flow chart of Design Process, showing:
- Project scoping
- Exiting conditions and needs
- Define Objectives
- Conceptual Alternatives
- Scoping document
- Preliminary design
- Preliminary schemes
- Design Alternatives
- Draft environmental document
- Final Environmental document
- Design approval
- Detailed design
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Slide 15: Design
Process
Flow chart of Design Process, showing that this
study is in the Conceptual Alternatives stage (step
number 4 on slide 14) and that public involvement is
on-going throughout the entire study process.
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Slide 16: Project
Development
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Interchange 23 to 24
- Pavement condition requires
reconstruction
- Temporary 3rd lane needed during
construction
- Traffic volumes are projected to reach
unacceptable levels within 2 years
- Preliminary design and SEQRA review will
begin in 2004
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Slide 17: Public
Involvement
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How to provide input at this meeting
- Give input during the Questions and Answer
session
- Comment forms (return by March 16, 2004)
- Project website,
http://www.nysthruway.gov/studies/albany/
- Project Advisory Committee
- Future public involvement during project
development
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Slide 18: Public
Involvement
- Public Meetings (2)
- Newspaper advertisements
- Meeting Notice Flyers
- Mailings
- Press Releases
- Phone contact
New York State Thruway Authority
Planning Department
(518) 436-2703
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Slide 19: Open
House
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Slide 20:
Questions and Comments
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