From the latest Construction Update: crane at B15 blocks Sixth Avenue traffic this weekend; modifications to Atlantic Avenue median; new railyard lighting
The latest Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Construction Update (bottom), covering the two weeks beginning Monday, Feb. 17, was circulated Friday Feb. 14 at 3:34 pm by Empire State Development (ESD) after preparation by Greenland Forest City Partners.
That was seemingly lead time, but not really. The document announced that, as described in previous reports, a tower crane will be installed at the B15 site (just east of Sixth Avenue, between Dean and Pacific streets).
The installation work began late Friday and will continue through to Sunday evening, February 16. As part of this work, Sixth Avenue between Dean Street and Atlantic Avenue will be closed in both directions. Pedestrians will be able to cross Sixth Avenue at Dean and Pacific streets, and flaggers will be on site during this work to assist with pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
A tower crane has already been delivered to the B4 site, 18 Sixth Avenue, as shown in the photo at right, taken yesterday.
Railyard lighting, and work finishing
At the Vanderbilt Yard, the Long Island Rail Road has begun utilizing portions of the new yard lighting for security reasons. Lights come on at dusk and go off at daybreak.
Site demobilization, including material and equipment removal, will be on-going through the end of February.
Atlantic Avenue changes
Also starting this period will be modifications to the Atlantic Avenue concrete median, both east and west of the Sixth Avenue intersection. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained, and no pedestrian traffic will be allowed on the south side of Atlantic along the B4 site. It's unclear how long this will last.
Pedestrians walking east or west along Atlantic Avenue must use the opposite side of the street (utilizing the Fort Greene Place and Sixth Avenue cross walks). Once the median work is complete, the east bound traffic lanes on Atlantic Avenue will be shifted (into the median) and a new pedestrian walkway will be installed along Atlantic and 6th Avenues.
Night/weekend work
Again planned is overnight work, from 6 pm to 6 at the Vanderbilt Yard: "Contractor plans to work second shift to sawcut/trench/excavate, install train servicing equipment, and install yard lighting structures... pending LIRR support availability. Limited demolition work on yard road base may also occur." It's unclear if that also includes weekends.
There's now a deadline for electrical utility installations, site restoration, track restoration/remediation, and work that require LIRR track outages. That's now expected to be completed by the end of February.
Meanwhile, Saturday work is expected at the B4 site through the end of the year, from 9 am through 5 pm. For the first time, the Construction Update did not mention Saturday work at the B15 site. Let's see if that returns in two weeks.
Utility work
Also, according to the document, "Con Edison will be working in and around 6th Avenue and Pacific Street to provide electric service to the B4 and B15 sites."
It no longer says, "Please note that utility companies are not subject to the Project’s Memorandum of Environmental Commitments (MEC)." But that's still true. That's code for saying that the Con Ed doesn't have to tamp down noise in the same way that a construction company might.
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| Looking north on Sixth Ave. to B4 |
The installation work began late Friday and will continue through to Sunday evening, February 16. As part of this work, Sixth Avenue between Dean Street and Atlantic Avenue will be closed in both directions. Pedestrians will be able to cross Sixth Avenue at Dean and Pacific streets, and flaggers will be on site during this work to assist with pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
A tower crane has already been delivered to the B4 site, 18 Sixth Avenue, as shown in the photo at right, taken yesterday.
Railyard lighting, and work finishing
At the Vanderbilt Yard, the Long Island Rail Road has begun utilizing portions of the new yard lighting for security reasons. Lights come on at dusk and go off at daybreak.
Site demobilization, including material and equipment removal, will be on-going through the end of February.
Atlantic Avenue changes
Also starting this period will be modifications to the Atlantic Avenue concrete median, both east and west of the Sixth Avenue intersection. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained, and no pedestrian traffic will be allowed on the south side of Atlantic along the B4 site. It's unclear how long this will last.
Pedestrians walking east or west along Atlantic Avenue must use the opposite side of the street (utilizing the Fort Greene Place and Sixth Avenue cross walks). Once the median work is complete, the east bound traffic lanes on Atlantic Avenue will be shifted (into the median) and a new pedestrian walkway will be installed along Atlantic and 6th Avenues.
Night/weekend work
Again planned is overnight work, from 6 pm to 6 at the Vanderbilt Yard: "Contractor plans to work second shift to sawcut/trench/excavate, install train servicing equipment, and install yard lighting structures... pending LIRR support availability. Limited demolition work on yard road base may also occur." It's unclear if that also includes weekends.
There's now a deadline for electrical utility installations, site restoration, track restoration/remediation, and work that require LIRR track outages. That's now expected to be completed by the end of February.
Meanwhile, Saturday work is expected at the B4 site through the end of the year, from 9 am through 5 pm. For the first time, the Construction Update did not mention Saturday work at the B15 site. Let's see if that returns in two weeks.
Utility work
Also, according to the document, "Con Edison will be working in and around 6th Avenue and Pacific Street to provide electric service to the B4 and B15 sites."
It no longer says, "Please note that utility companies are not subject to the Project’s Memorandum of Environmental Commitments (MEC)." But that's still true. That's code for saying that the Con Ed doesn't have to tamp down noise in the same way that a construction company might.
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