Bill Text: DE SR21 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Requesting That The Delaware Department Of Transportation Commission Or Engage In A Study, In Conjunction With The University Of Delaware, To Determine The Feasibility Of Constructing A Bay Bridge Tunnel Across The Delaware Bay In The Lower Bay Area To Link Sussex County, Delaware And The State Of New Jersey.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-13 - Reported Out of Committee (HIGHWAYS & TRANSPORTATION) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits [SR21 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2011-SR21-Draft.html
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Sen. Bunting |
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DELAWARE STATE SENATE 146th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 21 |
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REQUESTING THAT THE DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION OR ENGAGE IN A STUDY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTING A BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL ACROSS THE DELAWARE BAY IN THE LOWER BAY AREA TO LINK SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE AND THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. |
WHEREAS, the economy of the State of Delaware stands to benefit tremendously from the construction of a bay bridge tunnel systemacross the Delaware Bay in the lower Bay area to link Sussex County, Delaware and the State of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, the economic benefit to states in the region, including Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York, can be expected to be very substantial; and
WHEREAS, , a Delaware Bay Bridge Tunnel would create a corridor from Virginia through Maryland and Delaware into New Jersey that would facilitate commerce and travel by passenger cars; and
WHEREAS, a Delaware Bay Bridge Tunnel would help to relieve the enormous traffic congestion that exists at times along the Interstate 95 corridor, likely saving millions of dollars annually in fuel and other economic costs; and
WHEREAS, a Delaware Bay Bridge Tunnel could be financed by revenue bonds and the income from tolls could be sufficient to pay the entire cost of constructing and maintaining the system; and
WHEREAS, the construction of a Delaware Bay Bridge Tunnel would create economic benefits in terms of thousands of jobs related to construction, equipment manufacture and supply, and materials manufacture and supply; and
WHEREAS, a Delaware Bay Bridge Tunnel would relieve the increasing strain placed on aging bridges and roadways along the Interstate 95 corridor, which are required to shoulder ever increasing amounts of traffic, and thereby perhaps avoid or defray millions of dollars in expansion, maintenance, and repair work; and
WHEREAS, the distance to be covered by a Delaware Bay Bridge Tunnel is approximately 17 miles; and
WHEREAS, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, which links Virginia and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, is a 23-mile crossing system;
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 146th General Assembly of the State of Delaware that the Delaware Department of Transportation is requested to either commission or engage in a study, in conjunction with the University of Delaware, to determine the feasibility of constructing a Delaware Bay Bridge and Tunnel system across the Delaware Bay in the lower Bay area to link Sussex County, Delaware and the State of New Jersey. The study shall include assessing the feasibility of constructing vertical windmills to generate electricity as part of the overall design of the system.
SYNOPSIS
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This Resolution requests the Delaware Department of Transportation to either commission or engage in a study, in conjunction with the University of Delaware, to determine the feasibility of constructing a Delaware Bay Bridge and Tunnel system across the lower Bay area to link Sussex County, Delaware and the State of New Jersey.The study will include assessing the feasibility of constructing vertical windmills to generate electricity as part of the overall design of the system. |
Author: Sen. Bunting
