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Re: NY-NJ Cross Habor Freight Tunnel: November 2014 study release; Lots of people concern... |
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Posted by italianstallion on Fri Nov 21 16:49:23 2014, in response to Re: NY-NJ Cross Habor Freight Tunnel: November 2014 study release; Lots of people concern..., posted by AlM on Fri Nov 21 15:49:40 2014. Have you read the DEIS linked in the OP? It discusses the Selkirk Bridge route as an impediment to increased freight traffic to Long Island and as a principal reason why the Cross Harbor Tunnel needs to be built:Freight to and from Long Island, destined for customers across the Hudson River, must either complete the 48-hour (300-mile) trip via Fresh Pond Yard in Queens and the old New York Central Bridge in Selkirk, New York, or travel via NYNJR on a railcar float service between the Bay Ridge Branch (65th Street Yard) and Greenville Yard (see Figure 1-5). The only overland freight line connection between Long Island and the continental United States is the Hell Gate Bridge. These limited rail crossings comprise a heavy limitation on the transfer of freight across New York Harbor and the Hudson River via rail and are central to defining the need for the proposed project. |
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