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Public Information Center

Jakub Rowinski, NJTPA Project Manager Scott Parker, Jacobs Engineering Project Manager

Dover & Rockaway Rail Realignment Project

Project Background

Regional Context

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

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

• perations as is

2.MAINTAIN EXISTING ALIGNMENT and create new D&R connection to the Morristown Line 3.RE‐ALIGN further north and use old Delaware, Lackawanna, & Western right‐of‐ way to connect to Morristown Line

2) Maintain Existing Alignment 3) Re-Align 1) No-Build

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