1	Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission Status of the I-95/Scudder Falls Bridge Improvement Project Lower Makefield Township, PA February 7, 2005 George Alexandridis, PE – Chief Engineer, DRJTBC Bijan Pashanamaei, PE – Project Manager, DMJM+HARRIS
2	Cooperating Agencies Federal Highway Administration Pennsylvania Department of Transportation New Jersey Department of Transportation
3	Funding for Project Environmental Documentation and Preliminary Engineering funded by DRJTBC $142 million planned for the project in the Capital Program Current project estimate is $195 million Construction of improvements to Scudder Falls Bridge, I-95 and the interchanges within the project limits
4	Project Limits
5	Project Purpose To alleviate traffic congestion and improve operational and safety conditions Goals: Meet current Design Criteria – AASHTO, PENNDOT, NJDOT for geometry, lanes, shoulders, acceleration/deceleration lanes, structures, etc. Achieve LOS D Operation in Design Year (2030)
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8	NEPA Process Scoped as an Environmental Assessment (EA) Use PENNDOT Transportation Development Process Federal Highway Administration is the lead agency Goal: Satisfy Purpose & Need while avoiding, minimizing and mitigating impact to the extent practicable
9	Information & Communication Quarterly Newsletter Project Hotline (800) 879-0849 Project Web Site www.scudderfallsbridge.com Press Releases/work with media Letters and e-mails Informational signs on I-95
10	Recent Activities Developed evaluation criteria Completed Traffic Projection Modeling (DVRPC) Completed Existing SFB Evaluation Further developed alternatives to: Meet project objectives Minimize impacts on the environment Consistent with community objectives Commission and consultant project team Conducted & Completed Traffic Analysis for Alternative Validation
11	Alternative Evaluation Criteria Project purpose and need Local communities Environmental resources Cultural resources Traffic and safety Security Ease of constructability Project cost Regional mobility
12	Results of Traffic Analysis On the Bridge 5 lanes northbound 4 lanes southbound I-95 in PA 3 lanes each direction I-95 in NJ 4 lanes northbound 3 lanes southbound
13	Existing Bridge Evaluation Feasibility of rehabilitation vs. replacement Rehabilitation methods Impact of Alternatives Initial Cost for both rehabilitation & replacement options Life Cycle Cost (i.e. initial cost, maintenance, and upgrades) Consultant Team recommendation: Replace the existing bridge All alternatives shown tonight assume that the existing bridge will be replaced
14	Improvement Alternatives
15	Bridge Alternatives Build No Improvement New, Wider Bridge Collector/Distributor Option Two Parallel Bridges Two Level Bridge Contraflow Lane(s)
16	New Wider Bridge
17	Collector/Distributor
18	Two Parallel Bridges – Upstream
19	Two Parallel Bridges – Upstream
20	Interchange Alternatives Build No Improvement Improvements at Taylorsville Road Interchange Improvements at NJ Route 29 Interchange
21	Taylorsville Road Interchange 4 - Build Alternatives Southbound Travel One off-ramp Two off-ramps Northbound Travel One on-ramp Two on-ramps
22	Taylorsville Road – Alternative 1
23	Taylorsville Road – Alternative 2
24	NJ Route 29 Interchange 4 – Build Alternatives Folded Diamond with NJ 29 Southbound Alignment With a bypass for northbound Route 29 Without a bypass for northbound Route 29 Roundabout intersections (NJDOT) Folded Diamond with NJ 29 Northbound Alignment
25	NJ Route 29 Interchange – Alternative 1
26	NJ Route 29 Interchange – Alternative 2
27	NJ Route 29 Interchange Alternative 3 - Roundabout Intersections
28	I-95 Mainline Alternatives Build No Improvement Widen to the Outside in NJ Widen to the Inside or Outside in PA
29	NJ Outside Widening
30	PA Inside Widening
31	PA Outside Widening
32	Short-Term Work Plan Complete Development of Alternatives Seek Early Input on Alternatives Ewing Township Meeting (January 10^th) Lower Makefield Township Meeting (tonight) Evaluate Alternatives and Potential Impacts Meet with SACM and IAC Hold Open Houses in Spring 2005
33	Questions & Answers