NYC says water main work constricting south side of Atlantic Avenue near Vanderbilt Yard could finish Monday. Does that open up platform work?

From meeting presentation

I wrote 9/21/22 that, according to developer Greenland USA, city water main work on Atlantic Avenue between Sixth and Carlton avenues had delayed long-promised work on the platform over the first of two blocks of the MTA's Vanderbilt Yard,

"We were required to hold off on erecting the construction fence on Atlantic Avenue until [Department of Design and Construction] was able to complete their work, which we're hopeful will be happening in the next few weeks," said Solish.

As I wrote, that seemed like a lapse not to notice--and not to tell the public about the delay.

A "traffic mess"

One resident tweeted the next day about "a complete traffic mess" asked how long it would take.

At right is a photo showing the constricted avenue, taken Sept. 22, looking east from Sixth Avenue.

"We are aiming to complete our work on the south side of Atlantic by Monday," the DDC responded on Twitter. "However, there may be lane closures by developers in that area that are not affiliated with our project. We don't yet have a time frame for the north side."

"Feel free to contact our Community Construction Liaison for this project at 347-685-0158 for more info," the DDC added.

What next?

It's unclear whether the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park work must wait only until the work on the south side is finished or whether it must wait until work on the north side. 

Solish's statement about "next few weeks" implied a much longer time than the DDC needs for the south side. Presumably the construction fence for platform construction would have little or no effect on westbound traffic along Atlantic Avenue.

The developer is also "waiting for is the final notice to proceed from Long Island Rail Road"--which, I noted, may just be boilerplate or indicate additional contractual points.

Original presentation

Note that, according to the presentation at bottom, the Anticipated Completion of the work was once Winter 2021.