Opinion ID: 570498
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Heading: The 1980 Tri-State Regional Planning Commission Study.

Text: 21 In 1980, the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission, the metropolitan planning organization for the tri-state region pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 134 (1988), see County of Bergen, 620 F.Supp. at 1020-21, conducted an I-287 Corridor Study (the 1980 Tri-State Study) that evaluated the impact of I-287 on traffic patterns in New Jersey and New York. The study examined, inter alia, the impact on the Tappan Zee Bridge, which spans the Hudson River connecting I-287 in Rockland and Westchester Counties. The study concluded that: (1) [a]pparently, I-287 does provide an alternative to the [George Washington Bridge,] but this diversion is sensitive to the congestion on I-287; and (2) it is doubtful that new development caused by the construction of I-287 will have much of an impact on the Tappan Zee Bridge. 22