Citizens for Appropriate Transportation (CAT)
Merge Lanes
increase the expressway width
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The
photo shows the view looking east from the Home Avenue Bridge - four blocks
east of Harlem. The nose of the taper is
almost seven blocks east of
A
similar condition exists for the
With
traffic projected to increase on the Eisenhower Expressway, the merge lanes and
the access ramps are likely to become longer.
Longer merge lanes and access ramps will increase the width of the
expressway, bringing negative environmental impacts (air, noise, and grit)
closer to residential neighborhoods.