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I-95 BRUCKNER

EXPY

PELHAM PKWY

HUTCHINSON RIVER PKWY

X731.27 – BRUCKNER ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS

DATE: 04/10/2019

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Agenda• Background• Project status• Next steps • Schedule• Questions & Answers

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Project Area – Bronx

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PELHAM PKWY

THROGS NECK EXPRESSWAYCROSS BRONX

EXPRESSWAY

BRONX RIVER PARKWAY

HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY

BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY

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Project Goals

• Address peak hour recurring congestion on the northbound I-95 in the vicinity of the Pelham Parkway interchange

• Enhance safety

• Improve access to Co-Op City from the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway

• Improve pedestrian and bicycle paths (shared use paths)

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Project Focus AreaBruckner Expy./ Pelham Parkway Interchange

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PELHAM PKWY

HUTCHINSON RIVER PKWY

I-95 (BRUCKNER EXPY)

PELHAM BAY PARK

I-95(NEW ENGLAND

THRUWAY)

GUN HILL RD

CO-OP CITY

AMTRAK/METRO-NORTH RAILROAD

BRUCKNER BLVD

PELHAM BAY

SUBWAY STATION # 6 TRAIN

METRO-NORTH CO-OP CITY STATION

(FUTURE)

BRONX VICTORY

MEMORIAL

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HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY

BAY PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER

BARTOW AVENUE

CO-OP CITY

HUTCHINSON RIVER

Project Focus AreaHutchinson River Parkway near Bartow Ave.

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NEW RAMP FROM PELHAM

PARKWAY

ADDITION OF A TRAVEL LANE

(4 LANES TOTAL)

NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL

RAMPS TO BE REMOVED

NEW ACCELERATION

LANE

NEW SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION

RAMP TO BE REMOVED

NEW SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION

Proposed Work (Interchange)N

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Proposed Work (HRP / Bartow Ave.)N

NEW RAMP FROM HUTCHINSON

RIVER PARKWAY

NEW SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION

BAY PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER

CO-OP CITY

HUTCHINSON RIVER

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NB HRP Access to Co-op City – Existing and Proposed

Current path from NB HRP to Co-Op City

New route from NB HRP to Co-Op City after construction

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I-95 BRUCKNER

EXPY

PELHAM PKWY

HUTCHINSON RIVER PKWY

CO-OP CITY

BAY PLAZA MALL

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Impacts and Mitigation

• Impactso Land for new ramps

o Removal of mature trees

• Mitigationso Documentation of historic features

o Planting of new trees

o Interpretive sign on history

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Project Status• Completing preliminary design phase, advancing to final design

• Draft Design Report/Environmental Assessment and Individual Section 4(f) document has been completed.

o Adverse impact on Bronx Victory Memorial Grove

o Adverse impact on Pelham Bay Park

• Coordinated with New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) to obtain concurrence for the project

• Coordinated with New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) to produce Right Of Way acquisition maps

• Coordinated with New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. (NYCDPR)

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Next Steps• Final design phase• Coordination required with the following agencies

o Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)o New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA)o New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)o New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP)o New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYCDPR)o New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)o New York City Department of Transportation – Division of Street Lighting and

Traffic Signalso Metropolitan Transportation Authority – New York City Transit

• Utilities : Consolidated Edison (Con Ed), Verizon, Riverbay Corporation,New York City Fire Department (FDNY), Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

• Anticipated permitso NYSDEC SPDES General Permito NYCDPR Construction Permito NYCDOT-OCMC Permit

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Project Schedule• Design Approval – Summer 2019• 90%Plan– Spring 2020• Final Plans– Summer 2020• Bids Due – Fall 2020• Construction Starts – Late Fall 2020• Construction – 18 to 24 months

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Construction Staging• 5 stages • Roadways and shared-use paths will be

constructed concurrently• All mainline lanes and shared use paths will be

open during all stages of construction

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QUESTIONS AND

ANSWERS