NTL Record

Title Mobile Source Air Toxic (MSAT) Analysis Case Study: Gateway Connections Improvement Project in Buffalo, New York
Record ID 78572
Corporate Creator Federal Highway Administration (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 20160601
Language English
Abstract The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) identified that transportation improvements were needed to address concerns centered on the use of local streets by cross-border traffic as it enters and exits the existing U.S. Border Port of Entry/Peace Bridge Plaza (Plaza). The New York Gateway Connections Improvement Project was designed to help address the limited direct access between the Plaza and Interstate 190 (I-190). Existing direct access between those two roads was limited and required regional and international traffic to use the local street system. This limited direct access increased commercial traffic on the local streets, which were originally designed to meet only the needs of local traffic. The Gateway Connections Project was proposed to reduce the use of local streets by international traffic, including both automobiles and trucks, passing through the Plaza. The project was located in the West Side neighborhood of the city of Buffalo in Erie County, New York. Major roadways in the study area included the Niagara Thruway (I-190), Porter Avenue, Baird Drive, Busti Avenue, and the I-190 ramp connections to and from the Plaza.
Rosap ID dot:53698
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/53698
TRT Terms Case studies; Analysis; Air quality; Border crossings; Interstate highways; International travel; Traffic congestion
Geographical
Coverage
Buffalo (New York); Canada; United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1608569
Resource type Example
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/78000/78500/78572/FHWA-HEP-16-063.pdf
Alternative URL https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/air_quality/air_toxics/research_and_analysis/ny_gateway/fhwahep16063.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository