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February 10, 2012
Rush to Finish Carlton Avenue Bridge Will Include Floodlights ’Til 3 A.M.
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill]
by Kyle Thomas McGovern
Repair work on a crucial bridge next to the Barclays Center may continue until 3 a.m. every weeknight between now and September in a mad rush to finish before the first event at the 19,000-seat arena.
The Empire State Development Corporation quietly revealed that workers would add a second shift so that the Carlton Avenue Bridge — a key route between Fort Greene and Prospect Heights that has been closed since January, 2008 — can be finished on schedule.
The work will likely bother neighbors, the agency revealed.
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The biggest news to those who have to try to navigate the giant construction project is that the Carlton Avenue bridge reopening has been delayed by a month, and in order to meet the new completion date of September 2012 work crews will be at it until 3 am.
Posted by eric at February 10, 2012 8:38 PM