Alternatives, Actions & Potential Impacts

Each alternative developed for the Penns Neck Area EIS must be assessed to determine how effectively it addresses the purpose and need defined for the project and how it meets a range of environmental criteria and the project Goals and Objectives. Eighteen road-based alternatives will be examined in the Penns Neck Area EIS. In addition, each road-based alternative will be coupled with a “commute options” package of complementary transit and travel demand management (TDM) strategies aimed at reducing growth in auto travel throughout the area. As required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Penns Neck Area EIS will also consider a No-build alternative. This is a “do-nothing” alternative which serves as a benchmark against which all “build” alternatives will be compared.

This section of the website contains key documents, maps and data products related to the actions and alternatives to be considered in the EIS and the potential impacts of the alternatives.

Alternative D.2.A

Statement Regarding Selection of Preferred Alternative

Alternative D.2

Roundtable synthesis workshops
Handout (April 9 and April 14 2003)

Secondary and Cumulative Effects Analysis
and Construction Impacts
Memorandum (March 21, 2003)
Map Set (March 21, 2003)
Presentation (March 26 , 2003)

Sensitivity Test 7
Memorandum (March 18, 2003)

Environmental Justice and Preliminary Cost Estimate
Memorandum (March 13 , 2003)
Presentation (March 13, 2003)

Summary of Potential Impacts to the Built Environment - Continued
Memorandum
(February 25, 2003)
Tables 1B and 2B
(February 25, 2003)
Presentation (February 25, 2003)

Potential Impacts to the Natural Environment,
Water Quality
Memorandum (February 4, 2003)
Presentation (February 10, 2003)
Tables 1 and 2B (Revised February 4, 2003)

Two Additional Alternatives
Memorandum(February 6, 2003)

Summary of Potential Impacts to the Built Environment, Cultural Resources
Memorandum
(January 23, 2003)
Summary Tables 1 and 2A
(January 23, 2003)
Memorandum
(Appendix A )
Presentation
(January 23, 2003)

Traffic Sensitivity Tests
(January 16, 2003)
Presentation

Summary of Findings Related to Traffic Sensitivity Tests
(Revised January 16, 2003)
Memorandum

Potential Impacts to the Natural Environment
(December 10, 2002)
Presentation
(November 27, 2002)
Memorandum Summary Data Table

Roundtable & Other Suggested Roadway Alternative Graphics
(October 10, 2002)
A A.1 A.2 A.3 A.4 B, B1 & B2
C D D.1 E F & F.1 G
Vaughn Eastside

Potential Impacts to Traffic & Circulation Patterns
(November 6, 2002)
Presentation
(October 31, 2002)
Memorandum Summary Data Table
Summary/Data Table - Large Format
Supplemental Data Document

Penns Neck Area EIS Process Flow Chart

In-Progress Review Presentation
September 30, 2002

Commute Options Package
September 9, 2002

Future Roadway Network Assumptions Handout
Revised August 23, 2002

Alternative Organization & Comparative Matrix of Major Components
Revised August 16, 2002