FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com JANUARY 1, 2015 • THE QUEENS COURIER 9 55889 Port Authority Queens Courier 1/2 4.313” x 11.5” 12.23.14 p 8 Cross Harbor Freight Program PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) have released a NEPA Tier 1 Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate alternatives to improve the movement of goods in the region by enhancing the transportation of freight across New York Harbor. The Cross Harbor Freight Program (CHFP) DEIS evaluates both near-term and long-term improvements to the regional freight network. Public Hearings provide an opportunity for the public and agencies to comment on and provide input on the DEIS. Public Hearings for the CHFP will be held at the New York and New Jersey locations listed below: Friday, January 23, 2015 • 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Baruch College / CUNY • William and Anita Newman 151 East 25th Street • H750 & Faculty Lounge • New York, NY 10010 Wednesday, January 28, 2015 • 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Suffolk County Legislature • W.H. Rogers Legislature Building 725 Veterans Memorial Highway • Smithtown, NY 11787 Thursday, January 29, 2015 • 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Queens Borough Hall 120-55 Queens Boulevard • Room 213 • Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Tuesday, February 3, 2015 • 4:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street • Brooklyn, NY 11201 Thursday, February 5, 2015 • 4:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m. Bronx Borough Hall 851 Grand Concourse • Bronx, NY 10451 Tuesday, February 10, 2015 • 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority One Newark Center • 17th Floor • Newark, NJ 07102 Tuesday, February 10, 2015 • 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center 140 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive • Jersey City, NJ 07305 The DEIS is available to download at www.crossharborstudy.com. Hardcopies are located at numerous repositories throughout the region. A complete list of repositories can be found on the project website. Your comments are encouraged and may be provided in writing either at the public hearing or by mail to Cross Harbor Freight Program, c/o InGroup, Inc., PO Box 206 Midland Park, NJ 07432 or via email to feedback@crossharborstudy.com. The public comment period will remain open until 5:00 p.m. on February 27, 2015. All public hearing dates, times and locations are subject to change due to inclement weather conditions. An informational recording regarding any change in the hearing schedule will be available at (201) 820-2170 at least two hours before the scheduled start time of the hearing. The public hearings are accessible to people who are mobility impaired. Sign language interpreter services or other translation services are available, upon advance request. To make arrangements for such services, please contact the Port Authority’s outreach consultant at (201) 612-1230 or via email at feedback@crossharborstudy.com no later than three (3) days before the hearing for which the services are being requested. For more information about the Cross Harbor Freight Program or to download a copy of the DEIS document, please visit the project website at www.crossharborstudy.com.
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