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April 7, 2008

ATLANTIC YARDS RATNERVILLE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

ATLANTIC YARDS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Weeks beginning April 7, 2008 - April 14, 2008

Long Island Rail Road/Vanderbilt Yard Work

  • Excavation, lagging, walers and struts at SOE piles in Southeast Gas Station (block 1121, lot 47).
  • Continue construction and debris removal from block 1121.
  • Continue hauling soil from block 1121.
  • Trench and install conduit in block 1120.
  • Prep and begin demo of southern portion of Carlton Avenue Bridge.

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 800 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 25) and will continue throughout this two week period.
  • Demolition is complete at 626 Pacific Street (block 1127, lot 22) and is awaiting sign-off.
  • Demolition will begin at 642-646 Pacific Street (block 1127, lot 30) within this two week period.
  • Demolition will begin at 640 Pacific Street (block 1127, lot 29) within this two week period.
  • Demolition will begin at 645 Dean Street (block 1129, lot 62) within this two week period.

Utility Work

All utility work scheduled to take place in Flatbush Avenue will only take place at night (between 10PM and 6AM) as mandated by DOT.

  • The first of three phases of upgraded water and sewer installations is underway and is expected to continue through the end of the year. Work will continue on Dean Street between Flatbush and Sixth Avenues and on Sixth between Pacific and Dean Streets. Night time work began on Flatbush Avenue at Dean Street and will continue north along Flatbush. Work began on a new sewer chamber on Dean Street near Flatbush during the day.
  • Transit ducts on Flatbush Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Dean Street will be relocated. This work is expected to continue over the next three months.

Transportation Update

  • The northbound B67 bus stop on the east side of Flatbush Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street will be temporarily eliminated in the next two weeks to accommodate the utility work described above. The bus stops in close proximity to the north at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues and to the south at Flatbush and Dean Street will be maintained.

Posted by eric at April 7, 2008 2:41 PM