""This timeline does not provide stakeholders and local community members adequate time to review and comment on the highly technical documents," Torres wrote to Gov. Hochul and state DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez on Tuesday."
""For many, it is difficult to find enough time to properly study these large scale infrastructure projects. This becomes even more difficult when the comment period takes place during the holiday season. A time when many have multiple family and travel obligations, as well as increased childcare responsibilities.""
""The public was given until just Jan. 9 to weigh in on the 6,000-page document - a 53-day period that includes multiple holidays.""
Rep. Ritchie Torres and local advocates have requested more time for public review of the proposed Cross Bronx Expressway expansion. The draft environmental assessment was released after business hours on Nov. 18 and the public comment deadline is Jan. 9, giving a 53-day review period that overlaps multiple holidays. The assessment and its appendices total about 6,000 pages and contain technical analyses. Advocates asked for a 90-day comment window, citing limited availability during the holiday season, family and travel obligations, and increased childcare responsibilities that hinder thorough review. The state Department of Transportation had previously stepped back from the expansion plan amid advocacy pressure.
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