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County consultants outline options, environmental constraints for Route 28A rail-corridor project
Summary
Consultants told the Ulster County Housing & Transportation Committee that a draft feasibility study for the Route 28A–Basin Road corridor is due July 1 and that three engineering alternatives are technically feasible but face environmental, property-rights and rock-cut constraints.
Consultants presented a technical update on a feasibility study for the rail corridor from Route 28A to Basin Road, telling the Ulster County Housing & Transportation Committee on May 7 that engineering solutions exist for three alternatives but that environmental and property-rights issues will shape any final choice.
Tom Barrett, lead consultant, told the committee the study team has completed most data gathering and is about 50% through alternatives engineering. "You will have your study on July 1," Barrett said, adding that a draft would be provided to the committee ahead of that date.
Chris Hanna, who led field survey work, said a ground campaign on April 22 collected more than 50 GPS-accurate points to correct smoothing errors found in county LiDAR products. "LiDAR is great for a rough idea of terrain, but it smooths vertical features," Hanna said. The team used the field work to measure rock cut widths, embankment top widths and other constraints that do not show up in airborne-derived contours.
The environmental reconnaissance identified three bat species —…
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