The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) today announced that, as part of a large-scale project to address the condition of the Lake Champlain Bridge (also known as the Crown Point Bridge), an origin and destination survey will be conducted. The bridge spans Lake Champlain between Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point, Vermont.
The survey is being performed to obtain a better understanding of users of the bridge and where they travel. It will be completed by consultants assigned to the project. Motorists waiting at the red light to cross the bridge will be surveyed.
Surveyors will ask questions related to the origin and destination of the motorist’s trip and the purpose and frequency of their trip. The information obtained during the survey will assist the agencies involved in the project in developing project alternatives and potential alternate routes during construction.
It is anticipated that the survey will be conducted on Saturday, August 22 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. with a rain date of Saturday, August 29. The survey will also be conducted on Wednesday, August 26 between the hours of 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. with a rain date of Thursday, August 27.
Repairs are being made to the bridge, which incorporates the use of the temporary signal system to control one-way, alternating traffic operations. Travelers will be surveyed while stopped at the signal and are not expected to experience any additional delay because of the survey. An additional survey is tentatively planned for the fall season.
A project either to rehabilitate or replace the bridge is being developed by both NYSDOT and the Vermont Agency of Transportation under an agreement between the states. The project schedule calls for construction to begin in 2013.
Source: NYSDOT, August 19, 2009.
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