evidence: Late 1970s Revival - Shoreham to New Haven, CT - Moving the bridge proposal 12 miles east of Port Jefferson to Shoreham a new bridge crossing was proposed - Newsday ran articles in 1978 assessing the proposal including a seaport in the Shoreham-Wading River area and an airport for international freight at Calverton - The span would be a four-lane roadway of 19.3 miles - The cost in 1971 was estimated to be $565 million - By 1979, that cost skyrocketed to an estimated $1.4 billion due to inflation - A 1979 Long Island Sound Bridge Study conducted by the NYSDOT estimated that the Shoreham-New Haven Bridge would carry an average of 15,500 vehicles per day with a $6 toll each way - In Suffolk County, the bridge would connect directly with William Floyd Parkway - designed to carry 57,000 vehicles per day - At the time it carried about 25,000 vehicles per day - New York State would take over William Floyd Parkway and create a 4-lane expressway between NY 25A and the Long Island Expressway (I-495) - possibly to Sunrise Highway in Shirley - Contentious hearings were held with opinions split on the proposed bridge