ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 282

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: DECEMBER 16, 1996

      The Assembly Transportation and Communications Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 282.

      This bill requires the New Jersey Transit Corporation to limit the length of the high-level platform to be constructed at Lyons Station in the Township of Bernards, Somerset County to 100 feet. A recent proposal by New Jersey Transit to replace the existing platform with a high-level platform to meet increased ridership as a result of the completion of the Kearny Connection would extend the platform to 285 feet, creating a serious inconvenience to those commuters using the station and negatively affecting the architectural integrity of the station. A platform of 100 feet would allow New Jersey Transit to comply with the provisions of the "Americans with Disabilities Act," Pub.L. 101-336 (42 U.S.C.§12101 et seq.).

      This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 1996 session pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review which has been performed.