I-295/I-76/RT. 42 INTERCHANGE - New JerseyPRESENTATION OVERVIEW! 1985 NJDOT Begins Design of Route...

Agency Coordination Meeting #4

I-295/I-76/RT. 42 INTERCHANGE

History of Studies and Findings

1987-2003

March 26, 2003

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

!! 1985 NJDOT Begins Design of Route 42 Widening1985 NJDOT Begins Design of Route 42 Widening!! 1987 Preliminary Alternative Report1987 Preliminary Alternative Report!! 1990 Final Alternatives Report1990 Final Alternatives Report!! 19901990--1993 Review of Impacts/Alternative Studies1993 Review of Impacts/Alternative Studies!! 1996 Draft Summary Report1996 Draft Summary Report!! 1997 I1997 I--295/Route 42 Missing Moves Study295/Route 42 Missing Moves Study!! 1997 1997 BuchartBuchart Horn Interchange StudyHorn Interchange Study!! 1998 Revision to Buchart Horn Interchange Study1998 Revision to Buchart Horn Interchange Study!! 1999 Transportation Investment Study1999 Transportation Investment Study!! 1999 Missing Moves Concept Development1999 Missing Moves Concept Development!! 2000 2000 �� Present Dewberry EISPresent Dewberry EIS!! 2001 Missing Moves Feasibility Assessment2001 Missing Moves Feasibility Assessment

PROJECT LOCATION

MOUNT EPHRAIM

GLOUCESTER CITY

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1987PRELIMINARY

ALTERNATIVES REPORT

Preliminary Alternatives Report

November,1987

Original Study Boundries


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 1 � I-295 DIRECT WITH LOOP RAMPS

Study Area


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 2 � I-295 DIRECT WITH FLYOVER RAMPS


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 3 � I-295 INDIRECT WITH EXPANDED RAMPS


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 4 � I-295 INDIRECT WITH TIGHT RAMPS


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 5 � I-295 INDIRECT WITH TIGHT ALIGNMENT


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 6 � I-295 MAINLINE ON RAMP


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 7 � I-295 MAINLINE ON RAMP, MODIFIED


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 8 � COLLECTOR-DISTRIBUTOR


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 9 � DIRECTIONAL INTERCHANGE


November, 1987

ALTERNATIVE 10 � DIRECTIONAL INTERCHANGE, MODIFIED

ALTERNATIVE 11


November, 1987

1987 PRELIMINARY ALTERNATIVES REPORT

!! Report Evaluated 11 Alternatives for:Report Evaluated 11 Alternatives for:"" Impacts ( Community, ROW, Wetlands, Etc.)Impacts ( Community, ROW, Wetlands, Etc.)"" Operational Safety ImprovementsOperational Safety Improvements"" Weaving SectionsWeaving Sections

!! Recommendations:Recommendations:"" Alternatives 2,3,5,9,10 Move Forward (2&10 Combined for Alternatives 2,3,5,9,10 Move Forward (2&10 Combined for

Further Study)Further Study)"" Alternatives 1,4,6,7,8,11 EliminatedAlternatives 1,4,6,7,8,11 Eliminated

FINAL ALTERNATIVES REPORT

OCTOBER, 1990

Final Alternatives Report

October, 1990

ALTERNATIVE 5


October, 1990

ALTERNATIVE 9


October 1990

ALTERNATIVE 10


1990

ALTERNATIVE 12

1990 FINAL ALTERNATIVES REPORT

!! Report Evaluated Four Alternatives for:Report Evaluated Four Alternatives for:"" Impacts (Wetlands, ROW, Community, Etc.)Impacts (Wetlands, ROW, Community, Etc.)"" Construction CostsConstruction Costs"" GeometryGeometry"" Operational SafetyOperational Safety

!! Recommendations:Recommendations:"" Alternative 10 Moved ForwardAlternative 10 Moved Forward"" Alternatives 5,9,12 EliminatedAlternatives 5,9,12 Eliminated

ALTERNATIVE 10

# Moderate Constructability

# 79 Homes Displaced

# Industrial Displacements

# Wetlands Impacts

Missing Moves I-295/I-76/Rt.42 Interchange

Alternate # 10

I-295/ROUTE 42 MISSING MOVES STUDY

JULY, 1997

I-295/Route 42 Missing Moves Study

July, 1997

ALTERNATIVE B-1


July, 1997

ALTERNATIVE B-2


July, 1997

ALTERNATIVE B-3


July, 1997

ALTERNATIVE B-4


July, 1997

ALTERNATIVE B-5


July, 1997

ALTERNATIVE B-6

1997 I-295/ROUTE 42 MISSING MOVES STUDY!! Alternatives Evaluated for:Alternatives Evaluated for:

"" Level of ServiceLevel of Service"" Impacts (Environmental, ROW, Community, Etc.)Impacts (Environmental, ROW, Community, Etc.)

!! Recommendations: Recommendations: "" Advance Alternative BAdvance Alternative B--55

$$ Mets all Project GoalsMets all Project Goals$$ Does not Utilize Local RoadwaysDoes not Utilize Local Roadways$$ Supported by CommunitySupported by Community$$ Mets Design StandardsMets Design Standards

"" Alternatives BAlternatives B--1,B1,B--2,B2,B--3,B3,B--4,B4,B--6 Eliminated6 Eliminated

Missing Moves I-295/I-76/Rt.42 Interchange

Alternate # 10

Study Progress1990 - 1999!! Preliminary Environmental (Land Fill) and Fatal Flaw Analysis Preliminary Environmental (Land Fill) and Fatal Flaw Analysis

Performed on Missing Moves ProjectPerformed on Missing Moves Project!! Preliminary Constructability and Fatal Flaw Analysis Work Preliminary Constructability and Fatal Flaw Analysis Work

Performed on Interchange ProjectPerformed on Interchange Project

All Additional Studies 1990 All Additional Studies 1990 �� 1999 Showed Both Projects 1999 Showed Both Projects Are Constructible & Viable Are Constructible & Viable

1999 � I-295/I-76/RT. 42 TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT STUDY

# Independent Regional Study Performed by MPO

# TIS Committee# Municipalities# Regional Organizations# Other Governmental Organizations# State Legislatures# Regulatory Agencies

� Army Corps of Engineers� Federal Highway Administration� Federal Transit Administration Regions II & III� New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection� New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office� US Environmental Protection Agency Regions II & III


# Transportation Agencies

� Delaware River Port Authority� New Jersey Department of Transportation� New Jersey Transit� New Jersey Turnpike Authority� Port Authority Transit Corporation� South Jersey Transportation Authority


# Transportation Improvement Strategies Evaluated

� No Build� HOV Lanes� Van Pool & ITS� Express Buss and Park & Ride� Rail Transit� Turnpike Widening� New Turnpike Widening� Partial Build (Missing Moves)� Full Build (Interchange Only)

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# Conclusions

� Evaluate Other Highway Strategies � They Help, But Do Not Fix Congestion / Safety Needs

� Full Build (Interchange) and Partial Build (Missing Moves) can be advances Simultaneously

� Missing Moves Can Be Advanced First, Interchange Requires an EIS

PROJECT TIMELINE

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FHWA CRITERIA FOR INDEPENDENT UTILITY

!! Project Must Connect Logical TerminiProject Must Connect Logical Termini

!! Project Must Be Useable and Be a Reasonable ExpenditureProject Must Be Useable and Be a Reasonable Expenditure

!! No Restrictions of Alternatives for Other Foreseeable No Restrictions of Alternatives for Other Foreseeable Transportation ImprovementsTransportation Improvements

BOTH PROJECTS MEET ABOVE CRITERIA !!BOTH PROJECTS MEET ABOVE CRITERIA !!

CURRENT COURSE OF ACTION

!! Advance Two Separate Projects (Missing Moves and Advance Two Separate Projects (Missing Moves and Interchange)Interchange)

!! Address Secondary and Cumulative Impacts in IAddress Secondary and Cumulative Impacts in I--295/I295/I--76/Rt.42 Interchange Reconstruction EIS76/Rt.42 Interchange Reconstruction EIS

DISCUSSION

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