Hybrid Meeting on future plans for the Troy-Menands Bridge
The New York State Department of Transportation will host the final public meeting for the Troy-Menands Bridge study on Thursday, Oct. 26. DOT will present study findings and gather feedback on the potential replacement of the Troy-Menands Bridge, which carries State Route 378 over the Hudson River between Rensselaer and Albany counties.
The meeting is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at in the BTC at Hudson Valley Community College. Community members also may attend the live meeting remotely via Zoom by registering at https://bit.ly/3Qua8lz.
This is the third and final public meeting as part of the Planning and Environmental Linkage (PEL) Study the DOT is conducting in conjunction with the Capital Region Transportation Council and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regarding a potential replacement or rehabilitation of the bridge that opened in 1933. It connects the Village of Menands and the Town of Colonie in Albany County with the South Troy neighborhood of the City of Troy in Rensselaer County.
The meeting will include a formal presentation of the PEL study findings, including bridge alignments that will be recommended for further investigation and engineering. The draft PEL report for the bridge will be discussed and made available, with public comments accepted for 30 days following the Oct. 26 meeting.
To submit written comments prior to the meeting, please contact Susan Olsen, NYSDOT Project Manager, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12232 (susan.olsen@dot.ny.gov or call (518) 457-8197).
For more information about study and its purpose and need, please visit www.dot.ny.gov/troymenandsbridge.