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November 6, 2007

ATLANTIC YARDS RATNERVILLE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Atlantic Yards demolition block and lot map here.

ATLANTIC YARDS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Weeks beginning November 5, 2007 and November 11, 2007

In an effort to keep the Atlantic Yards Community aware of upcoming construction activities, ESD and Forest City Ratner provide the following outline of anticipated upcoming construction activities.

Please note: the scope and nature of activities are subject to change based upon field conditions. All work has been approved by appropriate City and State agencies where required. In addition to the activities described below noise attenuation and vibration monitoring measures are underway in connection with the Memorandum of Environmental Commitments dated 12/08/06.

Long Island Rail Road/Vanderbilt Yard Work

  • Mid-block Support of Excavation (SOE) piles: lagging is complete; anchor test is complete; begin installing anchors.
  • Continue drilling SOE piles at Southeast Gas Station (block 1121, lot 47).
  • Test pile for Temporary Train Trestle foundation piles is complete; no further testing is required; removing test pile from site.
  • Continue preparing site for mobilization to East Portal to drill foundation piles by creating earth ramps for drilling and excavating site to begin foundation trestle piles.
  • Continue preparing site to drill foundation piles for cable bridge (adjacent to 6th Avenue Bridge, north side of block 1120).
  • Excavating to elevation +34’ and banking soil in preparation to drill Temporary Train Trestle foundation piles in block 1121.
  • Begin drilling Temporary Train Trestle foundation piles in block 1121.
  • Continue construction and debris removal.
  • Removal of DOT light poles on north side Pacific Street, block 1121, and install temporary lighting (current location interferes with future SOE).
  • Re-configure fence separating yard construction from LIRR operations at East Portal.

Abatement and Demolition Work

All work described below will comply with the additional oversight and protocols by the Department of Buildings (DOB) that were established on April 30th.

  • Demolition is underway at 465 Dean Street (block 1127, lot 54) and will continue throughout this 2-week period.
  • Demolition will be completed at 814 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 45) when a remaining portion at the rear is removed in conjunction with demolition at 538 Vanderbilt Avenue.
  • Abatement was completed at 538 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 46) after a parapet was removed under the review of the DOB BEST Squad. Demolition will begin once 540 Vanderbilt has been properly secured as a precaution per the instructions of the structural engineer.
  • Demolition will be underway at 542 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 50) within this two-week period.
  • Demolition will be underway at 546 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 54) within this two-week period and continue for the next two–three months.
  • Demolition, clean-up and black fill has been completed at 818 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 46).
  • At the request of the DOB BEST Squad, jersey barriers will be installed in front of 800 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 25).

Utility Work

  • The first of three phases of upgraded water and sewer installations will begin in this two week period and is expected to be underway for three months. Work will start on Dean Street at Flatbush Avenue, continue along Dean to 6th Avenue and proceed along 6th from Dean to Pacific Street.

Posted by lumi at November 6, 2007 6:28 AM