Objective: Improve Highway System
A. Policy/Non-Construction/Communication
  • Institute a fee — sticker program to allow off-peak truck access to HOV lanes. Height, weight and number of axles, as well as performance characteristics of the vehicles should be considered.
 

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  • Institute a fee — sticker program to allow off-peak commercial vehicle access to parkway system with height weight and # of axles restrictions, i.e., vans, pick-ups, landscaping, service vehicles.
 

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  • Improve communications with truck operators at points of entry to reduce incident-related congestion and to provide information on delays due to construction.

    Suggested techniques:

  • Highway Advisory Radio
  • web site specific to CVO’s
  • Pre-routing service via internet for real-time truck routes
  • Add info from existing 1-800-ROADWORK system to LITP 2000 web site
  • Add new message sets to INFORM specific to CVO’s (routing, delays, etc.)
 

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  • Examine signing policies on roadway. System to reduce confusion to out-of-town truckers regarding highway facility restrictions. Provide information on weight, height and grades.
  • Continue to examine and improve scheduling of maintenance and construction activities by NYSDOT.
    • Night/day activity
    • Concurrent activities on parallel facilities in close proximity
 

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  • Devise and implement overheight warning system to reduce congestion due to incidents involving bridge clearance.
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B. Construction
  • Provide more focus on truck operations when designing for maintenance and protection of traffic during construction.
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  • Investigate additional opportunities for shoulder lanes on LIE and other major facilities.
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  • Improve operations in graded sections of highway to reduce congestion due to performance characteristics. Add hill climbing lanes where possible.
    • Cross-Island Parkway/LIE
    • Route 110/LIE
    • Roundswamp Road/LIE
    • LIE Exit 50 — 51
    • LIE Exit 59 —60
 

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  • Construct new cross-sound bridge to mainland which incorporates rail service.
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Objective: Increase Intermodal Freight
A. Policy/Non-Construction
  • Revise design standards so that bridges constructed in the future have sufficient clearance to accommodate rail freight operations.
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  • Support construction of rail freight tunnel from NYC to NJ/Staten Island.
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  • Allow limited freight operations at Penn Station, e.g., Road Railers.
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  • Convert obsolete passenger stock to freight cars.
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  • Establish policy which provides funding for rail and highway construction.
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  • Support expansion of float bridge operations between N.J. and NYC/LI.
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  • Revise Industrial Access Program to allow funding for rail/intermodal projects.
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  • Modify service roads to eliminate signals at major cross streets.
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  • Provide services to match freight customers to providers, to help reduce empty return trips.
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  • Provide subsidies to encourage shift from truck to rail/water.
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  • Locate transfer stations for waste transport adjacent to rail and/or water transportation.
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  • Provide incentives to encourage development near existing rail spurs and infrastructures.
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  • Endorse expansion/reconstruction of 65th St. yard float bridge and intermodal freight facility.
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  • Evaluate railroad bridge clearance to accommodate rail freight operations.
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B. Construction
  • Study and construction a new intermodal freight facility on Long Island.
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Locations to consider:
    • Former Grumman site at Calverton

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    • Former Grumman site at Bethpage
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    • Pilgrim State Hospital site
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    • Gabreski Airport
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    • MacArthur Airport
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    • Lilco Shoreham site (marine also)
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    • Heartland Industrial Park
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    • Mitchell Field
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    • JFK Airport
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    • Belmont Park
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    • Roosevelt Field for retail
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  • Continue at grade rail crossing elimination.
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  • Extend LIRR Elevated Tracks eastward from Babylon on the South Shore line through Great River to reduce at-grade crossings (approximately 10 crossings).
 

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  • Add rail spur to Grumman site, and create Intermodal facility to serve South Shore of Long Island.
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  • Continue railroad elevation eastward toward Sayville but where the rail nears the Sunrise Hwy. In Oakdale provide a new rail to extend a new cargo/commuter line north into MacArthur Airport.
 

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  • Continued support for the California Standards on zero-emission vehicles by 2003 (10% ZPG vehicles by 2003).
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  • Increased lobbying on the Big Three auto makers to increase real gas mileage on trucks, vans, and sports vehicles from 12-15 mpg to 27.5.
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  • Adopt a pilot-program on LI by the year2001 for at least two LIRR railroad stations (maybe Massapequa and Babylon) where thin film solar photo-voltaic arrays would be located to serve commuters who drive electric cars and will need to "plug in" to the solar arrays to recharge batteries.
 

 

 

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  • New York State should fund the lease of a fleet (10) of COFC Container on Flatcar) rail cars for transferring containers from Cross Harbor float bridge cars to rail at 65th Street for service to Queens and Long Island via the BayRidge Branch of LIRR. This would be operated by the NY & Atlantic RR.
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