BERGEN ARCHES PROJECT
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The Bergen Arches project is a roadway improvement program that will dramatically impact and improve the flow of commuter traffic from western New Jersey to the Holland Tunnel and Hudson County waterfront area.
The construction of the Bergen Arches four-lane roadway in an abandoned railroad corridor will provide one of the final links to the east-west transportation network being established in the trans-Hudson corridor.
Current roadway improvements either planned or underway to improve east-west traffic circulation reconfigure or modify existing roadways. They fall short of achieving maximum benefit because: 1) the current improvements end at the Route 1&9 approach to the Holland Tunnel, which is presently over-burdened and congested, and 2) these projects do not add capacity.
The Bergen Arches will create a parallel system of roadways that will separate and segregate the New York traffic from Hudson County traffic at a point several miles west of Jersey Avenue. It will accomplish this by creating new off-ramps at sections of the Pulaski Skyway and the New Jersey Turnpike, Exit 14C ramps. The result will be a reduction in current vehicular congestion and increased capacity to service the growth of the Hudson County Waterfront.
The Bergen Arches will allow for continued development of the Hudson County Waterfront, which will result in $7.5 billion in private investment; 52,500 construction jobs; 65,000 new permanent jobs; and 60,000 new residents.
The Bergen Arches roadway will pass through Jersey City along the south side of Route 18 between Tonnele Avenue on the west and Palisade Avenue on the east. The existing railroad right-of-way is readily available, and the project can take place with minimal disruption to the surrounding roadways.
The Bergen Arches roadway is consistent with the goals of the Clean Air Act and each lane in the Bergen Arches will have a capacity of 1500 vehicles per hour.
Bergen Arches' Potential Impact on Traffic Patterns
Traffic from the south and west using the New Jersey Turnpike Hudson County Extension could remain on the Turnpike's easterly alignment to the Allied Junction Interchange to the Bergen Arches.Traffic from the north currently using Route 3 and I-495 to local Hoboken streets could remain on the New Jersey Turnpike, using the Allied Junction Interchange to the Bergen Arches.
Traffic from the south and west currently using the Pulaski Skyway to Route 1B to Jersey Avenue could divert off Route 1B to the new exit to the Bergen Arches.
Traffic from the north currently using Tonnele Avenue to Route 1B via the Tonnele Circle could use the new exit to Bergen Arches.
Traffic from the west currently using I-280 or Route 508 to Route 7 via the Tonnele Circle to Route 1B could use the Turnpike to the new Allied Junction Interchange to the Bergen Arches.