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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBridge Feasibility Study RECEIVED jUN 1 ~ i981 1520 Washington Avenue, State Ca~r~~, ~l~n~0L~(~York 12232 To Persons Interested in the Long Island Sound Ferry Service Improvement Study: ~1 NEW YORK STATE D'-P~RT~IENT~ 'T.~L~NSPO RTA~ON I am pleased to send you here~cith a copy of the report Executive Summary and Recommendations, Long Island Sound Ferry Service Imorovement Study. In Part I of the report you will find Commissioner Powers' and my recom- mendations to Governors Carey and O'Neill while Part II contains a summary of the conclusions and a description of the study process. I hope the information contained in the report is of value to you. If you should desire additional copies, they may be obtained by calling (518) 457-1965 or addressing a request to: Planning Division, New York Sta~e Department of Transportation, State Office Campus, Albany, NY 12232. Sincerely, Commissioner Enclosure -- Authorize creation of a L.I. Sound Ferry Service Commission. -- Authorize the State Department of Transportation to coordinate efforts for ferry service improvements. The~Governor,s pr6p0Sals are based on a DOT ferry service improvement report. The report indicates that princip.al improvement costs can be financed by user revenues. The report is the result of a year-long study by the transportation departments of New York and Connecticut and a bi-state Policy Advisory Committee. The report is an outgrowth of a bridge feasibility study ordered by the Governor and completed in late 1979. That study found that the high cost of a bridge connection between the two states made financing impossible. The new report recommends staged access and terminal improve- ments and the purchase of new vessels for the two existing terminals (Port Jefferson - Bridgeport and Orient Point - New London). It also calls for the evaluation of a potential third major year-round service between Shoreham and New Haven. Governor Carey said "The report's conclusions argue persuasively for improved and expanded cross-Sound ferry services, and for private sector capabilities to maintain a dominant role in such services." "The proposals are practical in concept and magnitude and repre- sent the only viable alternative to improved accessibility across Long Island Sound for con~ercial and private travelers alike," the Governor said. - more -