Atlantic Yards Arena and
Redevelopment Project

ATLANTIC YARDS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Weeks beginning November 19, 2007 and November 26, 2007

In an effort to keep the Atlantic Yards Community aware of upcoming construction activities, ESD and Forest City Ratner provide the following outline of anticipated upcoming construction activities.

Please note: the scope and nature of activities are subject to change based upon field conditions. All work has been approved by appropriate City and State agencies where required. In addition to the activities described below noise attenuation and vibration monitoring measures are underway in connection with the Memorandum of Environmental Commitments dated 12/08/06.


Long Island Rail Road/Vanderbilt Yard Work

• Mid-block Support of Excavation (SOE) piles: re-testing anchors
• Continue drilling SOE piles at Southeast Gas Station (block 1121, lot 47).
• Continue preparing site for mobilization to East Portal to drill SOE and foundation piles .
• Continue preparing site to drill foundation piles for cable bridge (adjacent to 6th Avenue Bridge, north side of block 1120).
• Continue drilling Temporary Train Trestle foundation piles in block 1121.
• Continue construction and debris removal.
• Removal of DOT light poles on north side Pacific Street, block 1121, and install temporary lighting (current location interferes with future SOE).
• Re-configure fence separating yard construction from LIRR operations at East Portal.



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.

• Demolition is underway at 465 Dean Street (block 1127, lot 54) and will be completed within this 2-week period.
• Demolition will be completed at 814 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 45) when a remaining portion at the rear is removed in conjunction with demolition at 538 Vanderbilt Avenue.
• Demolition will be underway at 538 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 46) within this two week period.
• Demolition will be underway at 546 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 54) within this two-week period and continue for the next two–three months.
• Demolition has been completed at 542 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 50).
• Cleanup and back fill is underway.


Utility Work
• The first of three phases of upgraded water and sewer installations will be underway in this two week period and is expected to be underway for four to six months.
• Work will start on Dean Street at Flatbush Avenue, continue along Dean to 6th Avenue and proceed along 6th from Dean to Pacific Street.