From the latest Construction Update: again platform work depends on permits. SE block work today until 5:30.

The latest Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Construction Update (bottom), covering the two weeks beginning Monday, July 25, was circulated 7/22/22 at 5:23 pm (early) by Empire State Development (ESD) after preparation by Greenland Forest City Partners (GFCP), which is dominated by Greenland USA.

There's not much new compared to the previous update, and the document again excludes the most dramatic change around the project footprint--the work at the arena plaza for revamping of the pavement and other features. 

Again they seem more confident that the preparatory stage of platform work will finally start, but it still requires, as stated for two months, permits to constrain sidewalk access and traffic. As stated in red in the document below:

Pending receipt of all necessary permits, Platform MPT [maintenance and protection of traffic] erection and site mobilization is expected to begin. MPT erection will occur at the street level surrounding Block 1120, resulting in sidewalk closure. Site work will occur in the Bump Area and will include excavation and SOE [support of excavation] installation, in addition foundation work under the 6th Ave. Bridge will commence during this reporting period. .

The work will occur at the street level around Block 1120, which is bounded by Sixth and Carlton avenues, and Pacific Street and Atlantic Avenue. Work is expected from 7 am to 3 pm on weekdays.

Again, the MTA's MTA B45 bus stop at Atlantic and Sixth avenues will be temporarily suspended; the next active bus stop is at Carlton and Atlantic avenues.

Also in red, indicating new work but, perplexingly, a continuation: the restoration of the sidewalk on Atlantic Avenue outside the B4 (18 Sixth Ave.) will continue.

Utility work pending/continuing/completed

Also, utility work is both continuing and pending at the southeast block of the site. As previously predicted multiple times, Con Ed may be on site to install interconnection feeder cables between vaults. 

The document indicates that National Grid has finally completed its work on Dean Street.

RCN is yet 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. Verizon and Altice have already installed new cables, but will advise if any additional work is required.

After-hours work continues; new Sunday work

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 on the southeast block, the document accurately says there's variance for work to start at 6 am on weekdays. It also says "Saturday work from 9 AM – 5 PM will continue."

As with months of previous updates, the variance for today and next Saturday is 9 am to 5:30 pm. That continues a pattern. They--GFCP and site developer TF Cornerstone--just don't care about getting it right; nor does ESD check.