An informed and engaged community is a critical component of successful public participation. The DRJTBC will obtain the community's input through an on-going dialogue and using various means of communication. These communication tools include -- an Interagency Advisory Committee, quarterly newsletters, up-to-date website, open houses and a project hotline at (800) 879-0849. For more information, please review the project's Public Participation Plan. See the latest newsletters for project information and schedule updates.

Project Status Update

The alternatives for the Scudder Falls Bridge and the design options for the Taylorsville Road and Route 29 interchanges and the widening of I-95 that were presented at the May 2005 Open Houses are being refined. Meetings are being held with NJDOT and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT), and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) about the alternatives and options. There is continuing coordination with the state and federal environmental and cultural resource agencies to address potential environmental impacts. Engineering studies for the Route 29 interchange Option 1c modified (Roundabout) are complete. Noise and air quality analyses and the bicycle and pedestrian feasibility study are also complete.

The current schedule provides for public distribution and comment on the Environmental Assessment document in late summer 2007. Final open houses and a public hearing on the project will take place in early fall 2007. The Environmental Assessment phase is expected to conclude late 2007.