Opinion ID: 570498
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Heading: The 1987 Tappan Zee Corridor Study.

Text: 23 In May 1987, NYDOT released a Tappan Zee Corridor Study [t]o address the long range traffic growth issue. This study described existing conditions in the Tappan Zee corridor, predicted a twenty-nine percent increase in traffic volume by 2010, and asserted that the Tappan Zee Bridge and its approaches were near their capacity. The study addressed a number of alternatives to deal with the increased traffic, including increasing vehicle occupancy rates and shifting travel away from peak hours; creating a high occupancy vehicle lane; establishing other transportation modes, such as ferry or rail service; and building an additional span across the Hudson River at one of four possible locations, including a location directly adjacent to the existing Tappan Zee Bridge. 24