ATLANTIC YARDS CONSTRUCTION
UPDATE
Weeks beginning October 22, 2007 and
October 29, 2007
In an effort to keep the
Atlantic Yards Community aware of upcoming
construction activities, ESD and Forest City
Ratner are providing the following outline
of anticipated upcoming construction
activities.
Please note: the scope and
nature of activities are subject to change
based upon field conditions.
Long Island Rail Road/Vanderbilt Yard Work
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Mid-block Support of
Excavation piles: excavating, lagging;
perform anchor test for mid-block
lagging.
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Continue drilling
Support of Excavation piles at Southeast
Gas Station (block 1121, lot 47).
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Test pile for Temporary
Train Trestle foundation piles is
complete; no further testing is
required.
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Continue preparing site
for mobilization to East Portal to drill
foundation piles by creating earth ramps
for drilling.
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Continue preparing site
to drill foundation piles for cable
bridge (adjacent to 6th Avenue Bridge).
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Excavating to elevation
+34’ and banking soil in preparation to
drill Temporary Train Trestle foundation
piles in block 1121.
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Continue soil excavation
and removal in block 1121 west to east.
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Continue construction
and debris removal.
Abatement and Demolition Work
All work described below
will comply with the additional oversight
and protocols by the Department of Buildings
(DOB) that were established on April 30th.
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Demolition is underway
at 465 Dean Street (block 1127/lot 54)
and will continue throughout this 2-week
period.
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Demolition will be
underway at 814 Pacific Street (block
1129, lot 45), 818 Pacific Street (block
1129, lot 46) and 542 Vanderbilt Avenue
(block 1129, lot 50) within this
two-week period. Abatement will be
completed at 538 Vanderbilt Avenue
(block 1129, lot 46) after a parapet is
removed under the review of the DOB BEST
Squad.
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Demolition will be
underway at 546 Vanderbilt Avenue (block
1129, lot 54) for the next two–three
months.
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Roof abatement and
clean-up at 800 Pacific Street (block
1129, lot 25) has been completed.
Demolition will commence when all plans
and permits are in place.
