Community Assistance Programs Atlantic City Tunnel Project

Regulatory Agency: New USEPA National Environmental Justice Advisory Counsel
Scope: Technical services under environmental justice law suit settlementProject Summary

• Clarified community health, environmental, and quality of life concerns into practical engineering recommendations.
• Clearly communicated in radio and press presentations the community’s concerns and the technical basis for recommended remedial actions.
• Incorporation of recommended remedial actions harmonized community concerns with completion of the tunnel project.

Project Details

ESI provided technical services to residents who had settled a lawsuit with the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) regarding the civil rights concerns of potential impacts from a tunnel project.