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to view the information that was presented at the June 2004 open houses.
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Boards
Township
Meetings - January / February 2005
The Delaware River Joint Bridge Commission and the consultant team presented
an update of the I-95/Scudder Falls Bridge Improvement Project to the
public at meetings in Lower Makefield Township in Pennsylvania and in
Ewing Township in New Jersey. The purpose of the meetings was to review
the purpose and need for the project and to describe the status of the
improvement alternatives for the Scudder Falls Bridge, I-95 and the
interchange in the project area. The alternatives and an evaluation
of their potential impacts will be presented at Open Houses in Lower
Makefield and Ewing in Spring 2005.
Ewing Township
& Lower Makefield Township Presentations
Township
Meetings - February / March 2004
Scudder
Falls Bridge Presentation
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission and the consultant team
presented the I-95/Scudder Falls Bridge Improvement Project to the public
at meetings in Lower Makefield Township in Pennsylvania and in Ewing
Township in New Jersey. The purpose of the meetings was to describe
the purpose and need for the project and the scope of the environmental,
engineering, and public participation activities. Improvement alternatives
will be identified and evaluated over the next year and the public will
have many opportunities for input into these alternatives. Once the
alternatives have been identified they will appear on the Current
Alternatives page of this website.
On March 22, 2004,
the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission attended an Ewing Township
Council Meeting at the Ewing Township Municipal Complex and presented
the purpose and scope of the I-95/Scudder Falls Bridge Improvement Project.
The presentation
was followed by a question and answer period. Below is a list of the topics
that were raised at this meeting:
Maintenance of the view of the Delaware River from the Bridge
Enhancement of the aesthetics and historicity of the Bridge site
Location of a new bridge
Noise
studies and noise abatement
Selection of the Preferred
Alternative
Influence on local traffic and interchanges
Types of new structures that will be considered
Pedestrian
and bicycle access
Coordination with PENNDOT and NJDOT
Effect of new
PA Turnpike/I-95 interchange
Impact to municipal ratables
Changes to the existing profile of the Scudder Falls Bridge and I-95
Project
schedule
Acquisition of additional
right-of-way
Continued input from Ewing Township
Future toll
on Scudder Falls Bridge
Origin and destination of traffic using the Scudder Falls Bridge
Public
Survey
Please mail the survey
to the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission at c/o Kise Straw &
Kolodner, 123 South Broad Street, Suite 1270, Philadelphia, PA 19109.
It may also be faxed to (215) 790-0215.