What are the goals of the Cross Harbor Freight Program?
The primary purpose of the project is to improve the movement of freight in the region by enhancing freight movement across New York Harbor between the east-of-Hudson and west-of-Hudson sub-regions. The project goals are derived from the project’s purpose and need: • Reduce the contribution of Cross Harbor trucks trips to congestion along the region’s major freight corridors. • Provide Cross-Harbor freight shippers, receivers, and carriers with additional, attractive modal options to existing interstate trucking services. • Expand facilities for Cross Harbor goods movement to enhance system resiliency, safety and security, and infrastructure protection. • Improve regional and local environmental quality. • Support development of integrated freight transportation/land use strategies.
