Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment D

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment D 015183, PIN NYCD. 01. 322 NYSDOT, REGION 11 PUBLIC MEETING November 19, 2003

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment PROJECT OVERVIEW Vesey Street Pedestrian Bridge Opening November 22, 2003 Completion April 2004 New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment PROJECT OVERVIEW New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

PROJECT OVERVIEW Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Route 9 A Background – Pre 9/11 § § § 59 TH STREET NYSDOT – Responsible for 9 A NEPA/FEIS Design Approval 1994 Battery Place to West 59 th Street 6 – 8 Lane Urban Boulevard 8 Lanes in Lower Manhattan (South of Harrison St. ) § Continuous Bikeway / Walkway / Park -HRPT § ERY BATT PLAC E Segments 2 - 7 Almost Completed (1996 -2001) § Segment 1 – Pending New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment PROJECT OVERVIEW Route 9 A Bikeway & Walkway 95% Complete as of September 10, 2001 New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment PROJECT OVERVIEW New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

PROJECT OVERVIEW Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Route 9 A Background § Cross Section at WFC/WTC Sites with Critical Elevations 2 NB lanes over Slurry Wall New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

PROJECT OVERVIEW Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Interim Route 9 A Roadway WFC Verizon Building Edge of slurry wall Original Route 9 A Limits Interim Roadway WTC Site 45’+ Haul Road Bikeway New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

PROJECT OVERVIEW Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Importance of Route 9 A (Pre 9/11 data) § 12, 500 People per Hour Crossing at WTC Site, 110, 000 per Day 80, 000 Vehicles per Day, totaling 240, 000 per Day at the WTC Site § Key Transportation Corridor (Regional and Local) § Mobility for: Buses, Trucks, Cars, Bicycles & Pedestrians (almost 40% non-passenger cars) § Access for: Battery Tunnel, FDR Drive, WTC & Battery Park City & Westside of Lower Manhattan § Continuous North-South Boulevard & Greenway (Route 9 A Urban Blvd. /Bikeway & Hudson River Park) § Major Utility Corridor (78” Interceptor Sewer, 48” Water, 400+ Telephone Ducts) New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment PROJECT GOALS New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

PROJECT GOALS Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment § Permanently restore the functionality of Route 9 A § Improve pedestrian movements along and across Route 9 A § Provide for an appropriate and respectful setting for the World Trade Center Memorial § Enhance green areas and open space § Support economic recovery and development of Lower Manhattan § Ensure community involvement and public participation in an open and inclusive process § Coordinate with other major transportation and development projects § Avoid or minimize environmental and construction impacts to the community § Provide a safe, timely and cost effective transportation solution New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 1994 FEIS/ROD New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Project Limits 59 th Street 1994 FEIS SEIS Chambers Street Battery Place West Thames St. New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SEIS Project Limits Chambers Street No Action – 6 lanes At-Grade – 8 lanes Short Bypass – 4 depressed & 4 surface lanes W. Thames Street New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment PROJECT ALTERNATIVES New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

PROJECT ALTERNATIVES Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Route 9 A Alternatives Southern Terminus of Bypass beyond Albany Street Under Study NO-ACTION 6 lanes at WTC Site AT-GRADE 8 lanes at WTC Site SHORT BYPASS 4 lanes at grade 4 lanes depressed at WTC Site New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

PROJECT ALTERNATIVES Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment No-Action Alternative Pedestrian Concourse 3 3 3 4 6 lane interim roadway retained at WTC Site Minor improvements to upgrade interim pavement conditions 80, 000 vehicles per day at grade 3 SB 3 NB No new turn lanes at Liberty and Vesey WTC SITE Pedestrian bridge at Liberty and possibly Fulton and Murray New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

PROJECT ALTERNATIVES Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment At-Grade Alternative Pedestrian Concourse 4 4 4 Restore At-Grade Route 9 A Blvd Enhance 9 A Bikeway / HRPT Park 4 SB 4 NB Provide Pedestrian Bridges at Liberty, Murray & possibly Fulton Street WTC SITE New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

PROJECT ALTERNATIVES Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Short Bypass Alternative Pedestrian Concourse 2 2 2 2 SB 2 NB 2 2 2 4 2 1100 ft Tunnel - Vesey to Liberty Streets or Albany S (4 lanes) NB & SB Surface Roads (4 lanes) Enhanced Green & Public Space at WTC Pedestrian Bridges at Murray Street WTC SITE Relocate Interceptor Sewer New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Scope of Environmental Analysis The DSEIS will update studies performed in the 1994 FEIS and additional analysis as needed: § Land Use and Neighborhood Character § Social Conditions § Economic Conditions § Cultural Resources § Parkland / Open Space / 4(f) § Visual Character § Traffic § Pedestrians and Bicyclists § Public Transportation § Air Quality § Noise § Contaminated Materials § Impacts during Construction / Cumulative Effects New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Environmental Analysis Framework and Environmental Performance Commitments § Joint letter to FTA signed by NYSDOT Chief Engineer, MTA Executive Director and Port Authority Executive Director § Framework consists of four components: - Green Design, Green Construction and Sustainability Principles - Construction Environmental Protection Plan - Public Involvement and Government Entities Coordination Plan - Baseline Assessment of Resources and Coordinated Cumulative Effects Analysis Approach § Agencies have agreed to develop a common set of Environmental Performance Commitments, which are design elements, construction techniques or operating practices that will be implemented to lower the potential for adverse environmental impacts New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Traffic § WTC Memorial visitors § WTC Site Master Plan § 2025 Population and Employment Forecasts § Updated Traffic Model § More Refined Impact Assessment Tools New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Construction Impact Assessment § SEIS will be quantitative and detailed § Assessment will focus on - Historic/Cultural - Traffic Circulation and Access - Air Quality - Noise Impacts - Economic Impacts of Construction Operations § SEIS will include Environmental Performance Commitments to minimize adverse effects § Environmentally Friendly Construction Techniques New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS Cumulative Effects Analysis § SEIS – Detailed Quantitative Assessment § Federal/State Transportation Agencies have Developed Environmental Framework for Analysis § Take into account effects of major projects that precede or are concurrent (with Route 9 A Reconstruction) New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SEIS Schedule New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment PUBLIC OUTREACH New York State Department of Transportation Region 11

Route 9 A Project Lower Manhattan Redevelopment PUBLIC OUTREACH New York State Department of Transportation Region 11