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New Independent Analysis Shows Proposed $1.4 Billion Route 17 Widening is Unwarranted
Livingston Manor, NY — A new, independent review of the New York State Department of Transportation’s (NYSDOT) Project Scoping Report for the NYS Route 17 Mobility and Access Improvements Project concludes that the options that propose widening are based on outdated data, flawed methodology and traffic analysis. Transportation planning expert, Norm Marshall of Smart Mobility, Inc., also concludes that corridor-wide expansion of NY 17 would not be cost effective.
Click 'Read More' for the full release. To read the full NYS Route 17 Mobility and Access Improvements Project Review, please click here. For Catskill Mountainkeeper's one-pager detailing the analysis' highlights, please use this link.
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