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November 3, 2007
Ratnerville Railyard Illustrated
Photographer Tracy Collins made it out to Bruce Ratner demolition sites in the footprint of the controversial 22-acre Atlantic Yards development project this week.
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The following is a description of the work at the Vanderbilt Railyards as described in the most recent Atlantic Yards Construction Update (demolition block and lot map here).
- Mid-block Support of Excavation piles: excavating, lagging; perform anchor test for mid-block lagging.
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- Continue drilling Support of Excavation piles at Southeast Gas Station (block 1121, lot 47).
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Test pile for Temporary Train Trestle foundation piles is complete; no further testing is required.
Continue preparing site for mobilization to East Portal to drill foundation piles by creating earth ramps for drilling.
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Continue preparing site to drill foundation piles for cable bridge (adjacent to 6th Avenue Bridge).
Excavating to elevation +34’ and banking soil in preparation to drill Temporary Train Trestle foundation piles in block 1121.
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Continue soil excavation and removal in block 1121 west to east.
Continue construction and debris removal.
Posted by lumi at November 3, 2007 7:56 AM