NJ and NY studying bike path to link the GW, Mario Cuomo bridges

By: Colleen Wilson
NorthJersey.com
USA Today Network - New Jersey

..... New York and New Jersey are studying how to connect the new pedestrian and cyclist paths at the Governor Mario Cuomo and George Washington bridges by developing a path along the Palisades in North Jersey.
..... The corridor between the two bridges is already a busy area for cyclists traveling off the George Washington Bridge and going north, because they can connect to New York state Bicycle Route 9m which links New York City to rouses Point on the Canadian border.
..... Bicycle traffic on the corridor between the two bridges is expected to increase now a new bike path on the north side of th George Washington Bridge is completed and as constitution begins on a path along the southern side of the bridge.
..... The study will examine how to build a "separated shared use path between the two bridges along a roughly 20-mile route made up of the Palisades Interstate Parkway and U.S, 9W that connects Bergen and Rockland counties.
..... The $356,206 contract for the study, which is being paid for with a Federal Highway Administration planning grant, is being overseen by the New York Metropolitan Transpiration Council, in consultation with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority.

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