What is the Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project?
The Cross Harbor Freight Movement Project is a joint Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) effort to examine the way freight is transported in the New York metropolitan region area. The study effort began in 1998 when NYCEDC commissioned a Major Investment Study (MIS) to identify and evaluate strategies for improving freight movement throughout the entire region’s rail freight network. At the conclusion of the MIS in 2000, four alternatives were identified for further analysis. In 2001, NYCEDC, in cooperation with FHWA and FRA, began work on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to further examine these initial alternatives, in conformance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
