Batchellerville Bridge
Action Committee

BBAC Statement: Restore Q & A Session to Board Meetings

BBAC to Gov. Spitzer: Replace HRBRRD's Board

BBAC to NYS: Declare Moratorium on Rule-Revision Process

BBAC to GORR: Reject HRBRRD's Proposed Rules

The next meeting of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District's board will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 12, 2008 at Town Hall, Town of Indian Lake, Pelon Road, Indian Lake, NY.

The HRBRRD Board has voted to send its proposed rules for access permit holders to the Governor's Office of Regulatory Reform for review. If GORR approves them, they will be published in the State Register, followed by a 45-day public comment period.

The District has continued to ignore many of the public's recommendations. To prepare yourself for the public input period, go to http://www.hrbrrd.com/proposedrules.html, where you will find links to two documents. The first, 57 pages long, contains the complete package of rules submitted to GORR; the second, 15 pages long, contains only those rules changed since June 18, when the prior draft was released to us.

In addition, the District has posted answers to questions about the permit system: http://www.hrbrrd.com/psqanda2007.pdf. You can pick up copies of all three documents at the District's Mayfield and Albany offices.

For background:

April 28, 2008 issue of the BBAC Newsletter
March 28, 2008 issue of the BBAC Newsletter
January 29, 2008 issue of the BBAC Newsletter
January 10, 2008 issue of the BBAC Newsletter
December 5, 2007 issue of the BBAC Newsletter
November 8, 2007 issue of the BBAC Newsletter
October 10, 2007 issue of the BBAC Newsletter
August 23, 2007 issue of the BBAC Newsletter
8/1/07 Public Meeting -- BBAC Statement
7/21/07 Public Meeting -- BBAC Statement
7/16/07-Public Meeting -- BBAC Statement
July 9, 2007 issue of the BBAC Newsletter

Batchellerville Bridge Replacement Project

The NYS Department of Transportation has made a final decision on its Preferred Alternative. This alternative proposes to construct a new bridge to the south of the existing bridge. It will have a vertical navigational clearance at center span of 42 feet. The new bridge will have two 11-foot-wide travel lanes, two 5-foot-wide shoulders, and a raised 5-foot-wide sidewalk with curb on the north side.

NYSDOT's Notice of Preferred Alternative

NYSDOT's Notice of Preferred Alternative
May 21, 2007 BBAC Newsletter

Media coverage

• Meeting report
• Editorial: Move Ahead with Bridge
• Northampton Supervisor: The Lower the Better
• Skip the Study, Build the Bridge
• Saratoga County Supervisors Endorse Compromise Design

April 22, 2007 BBAC Newsletter

BBAC Calls for Postponement

Contacts & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

History of the Project

Time to End Batchellerville Bridge Game

Bridge Proposal to Get Formal Review

DOT Revokes Compromise Bridge Design