Final Environmental Impact Report - Whittier Bridge/I-95 ...

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traffic will benefit businesses and economic
development in the three communities including a
significant quantity of traffic heading towards
downtown Newburyport.
Again we were unsuccessful in convincing state
officials that this project should be funded ahead of
other projects especially in light of the Hines Bridge
work already under way. This funding requested for
this project, under one million dollars, is not a
significant request for mitigation for either of these
two projects which will continue to have sustained
impacts for local and regional traffic patterns. The
city has spent significant local funds to fully design
the roundabout project and address capacity and safety
issues at the intersection.
Mass. DOT's suggestion that the proposed shared
use path is substantial and significant mitigation for
local impacts for the Whittier Bridge project does not
acknowledge that both federal and state policy
directives now require the inclusion of these elements
in the baseline for projects of this kind in the
effort to make transportation projects more
substantial in general.
Proposed Ferry Road access and parking area. The
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