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Bergen Arches Study
Overview
The
New Jersey Department of Transportation would like to
welcome you to the official site for the Bergen Arches
Study. Your input is key to the success of the study.
Please take a few moments to read about this project
and fill out our on-line user survey. We encourage you
to visit the site periodically for project updates and
project meeting notices.
The
Bergen Arches right-of-way is an abandoned railroad
corridor just less than a mile long that cuts through
the Palisades in highly developed Jersey City, New Jersey.
Trains last used it over 30 years ago. The Bergen Arches
runs parallel to Rt. 139 between J.F. Kennedy Boulevard
near Tonnelle Avenue to the west, and Palisades Avenue on the east. The Bergen Arches lie in an area that is
rich inmulti-modal transportation facilities, including
Route 1&9, Route 139, I-78, theNewJersey Turnpike,
the Holland Tunnel, the PATH subway system, the Hudson
Bergen Light Rail system, NJ Transit commuter rail lines,
and various freight rail lines and yards.
The
purpose of the Bergen Arches Study is to determine the
best use or uses for this valuable right-of-way. This
"best use" must serve the area's mobility
needs, be practical from a construction and financial
standpoint, be environmentally acceptable, and be supported
by the community.
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