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Update: Construction Along Nostrand Avenue

The Nostrand Avenue Construction Project is in full swing

As most Bed-Stuy residents have noted over the last six months, The Nostrand Avenue Construction Project now is in full swing.

The project, which started late summer 2012, is a massive overhaul of Nostrand Ave, led by the City's Department of Design and Construction (DDC).

The project is still on schedule for completion by the middle of 2014, according to DDC spokesman Craig Chin.

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There were some questions about parking restrictions along the avenue. One Bed-Stuy Patch reader wanted to know why there were signs prohibiting parking along Nostrand around Kosciuszko Street. Yet, for days, there was no visible sign of construction taking place.

Chin had the following to say in response:

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"As to the parking, there are different crews performing different operations along Nostrand. They work in sequence a few blocks at a time.

"For example, a crew might be installing water mains down a particular block of Nostrand Avenue on one week, and a different crew will arrive after that to install sewers, followed by catch basins, and so on.

"To keep the project moving swiftly, we may have to continue parking suspensions even when there's no immediate work going on so that the street is clear when the next crew arrives to do their work."

Chin added, however, that DDC would look into the specific streets mentioned by the reader and determine whether there will be a significant gap in time between one operation and the next.

"We will make every effort to reinstate parking for neighborhood residents," he said.

DDC's Office of Community Outreach and Notification outlines the following most recent construction for the Nostrand Avenue Project.

 

Location: Nostrand Ave. from Myrtle Ave. to Vernon Ave.

Operation: Installation of 24” RCP Combined Sewer

Work Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Day work)

 

Location: Nostrand Ave. from Willoughby Ave. to Dekalb Ave.

Operation: Installation of Watermain

Work Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Day work)

 

Location: Nostrand Ave. from Green Ave.to Fulton Ave. mobile operation moving in a southbound direction

Operation: Installation of Catch Basins

Work Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Day work)

 

For further information or if you have questions, the public can call Ian Thornell, the Community Construction Liaison at 917-580-6923 or email: nostrandavenueccl@gmail.com or visit the website.


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