ATLANTIC YARDS CONSTRUCTION
UPDATE
Weeks beginning October 8, 2007 and
October 15, 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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Drilling piles at
Southeast Gas Station (block 1121, lot
47).
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Test pile for Temporary
Train Trestle foundation piles is
complete; additional testing to continue
to confirm structural failure.
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Preparing to mobilize to
East Portal to drill foundation piles by
creating earth ramps for drilling.
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Preparing to mobilize to
drill foundation piles for cable bridge
(adjacent to 6th Avenue Bridge).
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Preparing to begin
drilling trestle foundation piles.
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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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Roof abatement at 800
Pacific Street (block 1129, lot 25) has
been completed. Clean-up will be
underway within this two-week period.
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Demolition at 546
Vanderbilt Avenue (block 1129, lot 54)
is anticipated to be underway for the
next two–three months.
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Demolition is
anticipated to 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, per the
instructions of the BEST Squad.
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Demolition is
anticipated to be underway at 465 Dean
Street (block 1127/lot 54) within this
two-week period.
