Overview of Potential Intermodal Transportation Facility Sites

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Overview of Potential Intermodal Transportation
Facility Sites

• Upper Valley Intermodal Transportation Facility
  Project Advisory Committee
• October 14, 2009

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Interstate 89- Exit 17 (Lebanon)
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Interstate 89- Exit 17 (Lebanon)

• Approximately 17 acres adjacent to I-89 Exit 17
  Southbound ramps.
• Would not be walkable to Lebanon CBD or large
  employers.
• Modest terrain challenges, but workable.
• Development of the site may necessitate
  improvements to Exit 17 interchange.

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Interstate 89- Exit 18 (Site 1)
Densmore Brickyard
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Interstate 89- Exit 18 (Site 1)

• Former site of the Densmore Brickyard (Approx.
  130 over three parcels)
• Could spur other mixed-use or tranist-oriented
  development
• Adequacy of existing infrastructure connecting
  the site to Interstate 89 is a concern, and may
  require reconnection of Hanover Street.
• Would be easily walkable to Lebanon CBD.

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Interstate 89- Exit 18 (Site 2)
Lebanon Armory
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Interstate 89- Exit 18 (Site 2)

• Excellent connectivity to Interstate 89 Exit 18.
• 7-acre site may not be large enough to
  accommodate Intermodal Facility.
• Site availability is a concern give the current
  military use.
• Potential walkability to Lebanon CBD and Route
  120 employers.

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Interstate 89- Exit 18 (Site 3)
Bayson Site
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Interstate 89- Exit 18 (Site 3)

• 4-acre site at corner of Heater and Old Etna Road
  is likely not large enough to accommodate
  Intermodal Facility.
• Could be walkable to large Route 120 employers
  and adjacent residential neighborhoods.
• Availability of the site is in question.

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Interstate 89- Exit 18 (Site 4)
Elks/Red Barn Site
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Interstate 89- Exit 18 (Site 4)

• Large site of approx. 60 acres would easily
  accommodate Intermodal Facility.
• Excellent connectivity to Interstate 89 Exit 18.
• Potential walkability to Lebanon Central Business
  District (CBD) and Route 120 employers.
• Availability of the site (or part of the site) is
  in question.

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Interstate 89- Exit 20 (Site 1)
Lebanon Airport
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Interstate 89- Exit 20 (Site 1)

• Access to Interstate 89 is problematic.
• Site is at the end of a mile-long dead-end road
  and would require a second access/egress.
• Would provide connectivity for air
  transportation.
• Site is not easily accessible to pedestrians and
  cyclists.
• Developable land is owned by the City of Lebanon.

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Interstate 89- Exit 20 (Site 2)
Westboro Railyard
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Interstate 89- Exit 20 (Site 2)

• Westboro Railyard site was suggested in a recent
  Valley News editorial.
• Could provide potential connection to future rail
  transportation.
• Site may not provide efficient access to
  Interstate 89.
• Developing the site as an Intermodal Facility may
  run contrary to long-standing community planning
  for the site.

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White River Junction (Site 1)

• Vacant former Saturn dealership at junction of
  Route 5/Sykes Mountain Ave in White River
  Junction.
• Site is not large enough to accommodate an
  Intermodal Transportation Facility and provides
  no room for potential expansion.

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Other Sites Submitted for Consideration

• Interstate 91 Exit 13 in Norwich
• Existing Lebanon Municipal Parking Lot
• Grade-separated entrance ramps from NH Route 120
  Bridge
• Connectivity to potentially restored rail
  service.
• Large-scale parking structure with rooftop
  garden.
• Veterans Administration Hospital