Project Status

June 2010
The study team held a public meeting in June to present the complete set of alternatives to the public for comment.  One No Build option, 10 build options, and one Transportation Demand Management (TDM) package were presented to the public at the meeting.  The team presented the benefits and impacts of each of the alternatives on traffic, safety, multimodal transportation, environmental and community resources, and construction impacts.  In addition, some members of the PAC voiced support for a number of alternatives, informing the members of the public of their perspective.  The discussion was lively and there were many comments that are posted to the public meeting page.
May 2010 The study team presented the complete set of alternatives to the PAC at the May 2010 meeting.  This list included the No Build option, 10 build options, and one Transportation Demand Management (TDM) package.  The team reviewed the benefits and impacts of each of the alternatives on traffic, safety, multimodal transportation, environmental and community resources, and construction impacts.  The meeting was an opportunity for the PAC to make suggestions to the ranking and evaluation before all of the alternatives were presented to the public.
March 2010 After receiving input from the PAC, the study team is busy moving forward with refinement and analysis of alternatives. The team is continuing the development of the alternatives so that the team can begin the process of assessing the alternatives. This involves identifying impacts, developing conceptual level construction costs, and assessing the travel flow improvements that would occur in future years from each build, and the no build, alternative. The study team expects to present this information to the PAC in May 2010 and to the public in June 2010.
February 2010 The PAC met for the third time. The study team presented concepts from the Connecticut River Crossing Study (and the study team’s modifications to them) as well as new concepts for improvement to the study area. The purpose of the meeting was to get input from the PAC on all concepts.
December 2009 The PAC met for the second time to review the origin-destination traffic date in more detail. The study team also presented future year traffic forecasts for year 2034 and a recap of the neighborhood walk for those who could not attend. The study team wrapped up the year by beginning the preliminary alternative analysis, which is expected to be presented to the PAC at the February 2010 meeting.
November 2009 The Project Advisory Committee met for the first time this month. The study team presented the public involvement efforts that will occur during the study as well as the traffic collection data that has occurred to date. The Project Advisory Committee requested that another meeting be scheduled in early December to review the origin-destination traffic data in more depth. In addition, a neighborhood walk was conducted at the end of the month. Here, the residents led the study team on a tour of the neighborhood, pointing out special features and issue areas as they see them.
Sept/Oct 2009 The project team continues to collect and analyze transit and traffic data and has begun the process of developing future year conditions. In addition, the team spent time preparing for the November Project Advisory Committee meeting.
June 2009 The project has begun! The project team began collecting traffic data on the intersection and surrounding roadway network, transit data from the surrounding area, and environmental conditions.