From the latest Construction Update: National Grid work on Dean Street, plus scaffold drops for façade work outside B12/B13

The latest Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Construction Update (bottom), covering the two weeks beginning Monday, April 18, was circulated yesterday at 3:41 pm (lead time) by Empire State Development (ESD) after preparation by Greenland Forest City Partners. 

There not much different from the previous update, notably that National Grid is expected to install a new high pressure gas main on Dean Street outside the B12/B13 (615 Dean St./595 Dean St.) sites, starting this week and taking two to four weeks, but not yet confirmed.

Also outside that site, scaffold drops along Dean Street are expected to begin this week week for façade work, including caulking and installation of window wall metal panels, slab covers, and more.

Utility work pending/continuing

Also, utility work is both continuing and pending at the southeast block of the site, beyond the National Grid work that has been long predicted.  As previously predicted, Con Ed may be on site to install interconnection feeder cables between vaults 

Verizon has pulled new fiber optic cables on Dean Street and Altice has installed new telecom conduits. Both will advise if any additional work is required.  

RCN is again expected to pull new fiber optic cables on Dean Street, but the exact start time / date and duration for this work has not yet been confirmed

After-hours work continues; some (yet again) misreported 

Regarding after-hours work at B4 (18 Sixth Ave.), the Construction Update accurately lists weekday work 5 am to 10 pm. Saturday work is listed accurately as 9 am to 5 pm. Sunday work can be the same hours, but there are no after-hours variances yet.

Regarding after-hours work at B12 & B13, the document accurately states weekday work hours are 6 am to 6 pm. It also says "Saturday work from 9 AM – 5 PM will continue."

Well, there's no variance today, but last Saturday's variance was again until 5:30 pm, continuing a pattern, representing a small but not unimportant advantage, and nondisclosure. Nobody bothers to check.