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Public Information Meeting Presentation
May 11th and 12th, 2004
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Slide 1: Public Information Meeting Presentation
Rotterdam, New York -- May 11, 2004
Albany, New York -- May 12, 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

6:30 Open House
6:45 Formal Presentation
7:00 Open House
8:00 Question and Answer Session
8:30 Meeting Adjourns

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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

Study Schedule

Work on Study Report from January through September, 2004.
Advisory Committee involvement mid-January and end of July, 2004.
Public Meeting at the end of February and mid-May, 2004.
Review public comments received from April through August, 2004.
Anticipated End of Study at end of September, 2004.

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Slide 14: Design Process

Flow chart of Design Process, showing:

  1. Project scoping
  2. Exiting conditions and needs
  3. Define Objectives
  4. Conceptual Alternatives
  5. Scoping document
  6. Preliminary design
  7. Preliminary schemes
  8. Design Alternatives
  9. Draft environmental document
  10. Final Environmental document
  11. Design approval
  12. 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

  • 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

  • How to provide input at this meeting
    • Give input during the Questions and Answer session
    • Comment forms (return by June 2, 2004)
  • Project website, http://www.nysthruway.gov/studies/albany/
  • Project Advisory Committee
  • Future public involvement during project development

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Slide 18: Open House

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Slide 19: Questions and Comments

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