Dover & Rockaway Rail Realignment Project Public Information - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Dover & Rockaway Rail Realignment Project Public Information Center Jakub Rowinski, NJTPA Project Manager Scott Parker, Jacobs Engineering Project Manager

Project Background

Regional Context

Dover & Rockaway Railroad Realignment

Dover & Rockaway Railroad Realignment Existing Conditions: 13 at ‐ grade road crossings in Dover and 5 in • Rockaway Township Trains move very slowly to avoid vehicular • and pedestrian conflicts Highly inefficient and presents safety risks to • drivers and pedestrians Noise and air quality impacts •

Dover & Rockaway Railroad Realignment Commercial and residential buildings adjacent to tracks Active tracks

Dover & Rockaway Railroad Realignment

Draft Project Purpose and Need Statement

Potential Categories of Options 1.NO ‐ BUILD and continue existing operations as is 1) No-Build 2.MAINTAIN EXISTING ALIGNMENT and 2) Maintain Existing create new D&R Alignment connection to the 3) Re-Align Morristown Line 3.RE ‐ ALIGN further north and use old Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western right ‐ of ‐ way to connect to Morristown Line

Get Involved Stakeholder involvement is critical Help develop a comprehensive Purpose and • Need Statement Consider local issues in the development and • screening of improvement concepts Identify the preferred alternative •

Stay Informed • Future public meetings • Website: www.doverrailstudy.org • Twitter: @doverrailstudy

What’s Next Finalize Purpose & Need Statement (Nov. 2018) • Develop and Evaluate Alternatives • Public Information Center (May 2019) • Select Preliminary Preferred Alternative (June 2019) • Complete Concept Development Report (Dec. 2019) •

Thank You/Questions? Jakub Rowinski – NJTPA jrowinski@njtpa.org Scott Parker – Jacobs Engineering scott.parker@Jacobs.com Website – www.doverrailstudy.org Twitter – @doverrailstudy