I-95 BRUCKNER EXPY HUTCHINSON RIVER PKWY PELHAM PKWY DATE: 04/10/2019 X731.27 – BRUCKNER ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS 1 2 Agenda • Background • Project status • Next steps • Schedule • Questions & Answers 3 Project Area – Bronx N PELHAM PKWY BRONX RIVER PARKWAY BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY THROGS NECK CROSS BRONX EXPRESSWAY EXPRESSWAY 4 Project Goals • Address peak hour recurring congestion on the northbound I-95 in the vicinity of the Pelham Parkway interchange • Enhance safety • Improve access to Co-Op City from the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway • Improve pedestrian and bicycle paths (shared use paths) 5 Project Focus Area Bruckner Expy./ Pelham Parkway Interchange PELHAM BAY GUN HILL RD I-95 SUBWAY STATION (NEW ENGLAND # 6 TRAIN THRUWAY) I-95 (BRUCKNER EXPY) METRO-NORTH HUTCHINSON CO-OP CITY STATION RIVER PKWY BRUCKNER (FUTURE) BLVD AMTRAK/METRO- PELHAM PKWY NORTH RAILROAD BRONX CO-OP CITY VICTORY MEMORIAL N PELHAM BAY PARK 6 Project Focus Area Hutchinson River Parkway near Bartow Ave. BAY PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY BARTOW AVENUE CO-OP CITY N HUTCHINSON RIVER 7 Proposed Work (Interchange) NEW SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION ADDITION OF A TRAVEL LANE (4 LANES TOTAL) NEW ACCELERATION LANE NEW RAMP FROM PELHAM PARKWAY NEW SIGNALIZED RAMPS TO BE INTERSECTION REMOVED RAMP TO BE REMOVED N NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL 8 Proposed Work (HRP / Bartow Ave.) BAY PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER CO-OP CITY NEW RAMP FROM HUTCHINSON RIVER PARKWAY N HUTCHINSON NEW SIGNALIZED RIVER INTERSECTION 9 NB HRP Access to Co-op City – Existing and Proposed HUTCHINSON RIVER PKWY PELHAM PKWY BAY PLAZA MALL Current path from NB HRP to Co-Op City New route from I-95 NB HRP to Co- BRUCKNER CO-OP CITY Op City after EXPY construction N 10 Impacts and Mitigation • Impacts o Land for new ramps o Removal of mature trees • Mitigations o Documentation of historic features o Planting of new trees o Interpretive sign on history 11 Project Status • Completing preliminary design phase, advancing to final design • Draft Design Report/Environmental Assessment and Individual Section 4(f) document has been completed. o Adverse impact on Bronx Victory Memorial Grove o Adverse impact on Pelham Bay Park • Coordinated with New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) to obtain concurrence for the project • Coordinated with New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) to produce Right Of Way acquisition maps • Coordinated with New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. (NYCDPR) 12 Next Steps • Final design phase • Coordination required with the following agencies o Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) o New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) o New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) o New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) o New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYCDPR) o New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) o New York City Department of Transportation – Division of Street Lighting and Traffic Signals o Metropolitan Transportation Authority – New York City Transit • Utilities : Consolidated Edison (Con Ed), Verizon, Riverbay Corporation, New York City Fire Department (FDNY), Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) • Anticipated permits o NYSDEC SPDES General Permit o NYCDPR Construction Permit o NYCDOT-OCMC Permit 13 Project Schedule • Design Approval – Summer 2019 • 90%Plan– Spring 2020 • Final Plans– Summer 2020 • Bids Due – Fall 2020 • Construction Starts – Late Fall 2020 • Construction – 18 to 24 months 14 Construction Staging • 5 stages • Roadways and shared-use paths will be constructed concurrently • All mainline lanes and shared use paths will be open during all stages of construction 15 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.