S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9122
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT directing the department of transportation to conduct a study on
the feasibility of removing interstate 787
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. The department of transportation shall conduct a study
to determine the feasibility of removing interstate 787 (I-787) and
replacing it with traffic features that will allow easier access to the
Hudson river waterfront and provide reasonable traffic operations.
2. Such study shall examine the challenges, opportunities, cost, and
environmental impact of replacing interstate 787 with traffic features
that would provide reasonable traffic operations and promote pedestrian
access to the Hudson river waterfront, including, but not limited to,
at-grade boulevards, lane narrowing, reduction of the number of lanes,
potential rail stations and more pedestrian and multi-modal access to
such waterfront. Such study shall consider the findings of the existing
I-787/Hudson Waterfront Corridor Study completed by the Capital District
Transportation Committee.
3. Upon completion of such study, but no later than one year from the
effective date of this act, the department of transportation shall issue
a report based on the findings of such study to the governor, the tempo-
rary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly. Such
report shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) the findings of such study;
(b) any short-term and long-term actions that can be implemented by
the department of transportation, a plan of action for such implementa-
tion, and the estimated cost of such implementation plan;
(c) a modeling of potential alternative traffic features that would
replace interstate 787; and
(d) any recommendations to the governor and legislature.
ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14426-02-9
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