Atlantic Yards Arena and
Redevelopment Project

ATLANTIC YARDS CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Weeks beginning January 28, 2008 and February 4, 2008

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.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact our project Ombudsperson at: 212-803-3233 or AtlanticYards@empire.state.ny.us.


Long Island Rail Road/Vanderbilt Yard Work

• Continue drilling SOE piles at Southeast Gas Station (block 1121, lot 47).
• Excavate soil at Southeast Gas Station (block 1121/lot 47).
• SOE piles adjacent to East Portal are completed.
• Drill piles at LIRR East Portal.
• Continue construction and debris removal from block 1121.
• Pour foundations for temporary access ramp to yard level in block 1120.
• Trench and install conduit in block 1120 (for future cable installation from cable bridge in block 1120, parallel to 6th Avenue Bridge).
• Relocate 3 fire hydrants on north side of Pacific Street, block 1121.
• Begin demolition of southern portion of Carlton Avenue Bridge.

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.

• Mobilization for demolition will begin at 800 Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 25) within this two week period.
• Abatement will be underway at 642-646 Pacific Street (block 1127, lot 30) within this two week period.
• Abatement is underway at 645 Dean Street (block 1129, lot 62) and will continue throughout this two week period.
• Demolition is complete at 546 Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 54). Back fill, clean up and fencing will take place during this two week period.
• Abatement is complete at 626 Pacific Street (block 1127, lot 22). Demolition will be underway within this two week period.
   

Utility Work

All utility work scheduled to take place in Flatbush Avenue will only take place at night (between 10PM and 6AM) as mandated by DOT.

• The first of three phases of upgraded water and sewer installations is underway and is expected to continue through the end of the year. Work will continue on Dean Street between Flatbush and Sixth Avenues and on Sixth between Pacific and Dean Streets. In the next two weeks, night time work will begin on Flatbush Avenue at Dean Street and continue north along Flatbush.
• Transit ducts on Flatbush Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Dean Street will be relocated. This work is expected to continue over the next three months.
   

Transportation Update

• The B65 bus stop on Dean Street at the east side of Flatbush Avenue has been temporarily relocated further east on Dean Street between Carlton and 6th Avenues to accommodate utility work described above.
• On January 23, 2008, the Carlton Avenue Bridge, located between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street, was closed. Northbound traffic is being rerouted either west along Pacific Street to Sixth Avenue, which has been restriped as a two way street, or east along Pacific Street to Vanderbilt Avenue.