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Fourth of July Road Closures
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The annual 4th of July fireworks celebration takes place on Saturday at 9 p.m., and with it come several road closures. This year, the fireworks will take place over the Hudson River, between 23rd and 50th Streets. To accommodate traffic to and from west-side viewing sites, several streets will be closed from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. in midtown west. Downtown, Water Street (Fulton to Broad) and Stone Street (Hanover Square to Coenties Alley) will be closed to vehicles for 4th of July festivities.
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Traffic Shift at Fulton and Gold Intersection
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On approximately Monday, July 6th, the city DDC will shift east- and westbound traffic to the south side of Fulton Street between Gold and Cliff. The change allows crews to begin excavation on the north side of Fulton as part of the water-main installation project. The work should continue for about four months. Crews are also at work restoring the Fulton Street roadway on both sides of Gold Street, including new curbs and sidewalks, working weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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Leonard Street Closed for Cobblestone Repaving
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The city DDC is wrapping up the capital reconstruction of Leonard Street, and has closed the roadway to through traffic between West Broadway and Hudson. Crews are repaving the roadway with cobblestones, as it was originally paved, starting at Hudson Street and moving eastward. Work began the week of June 8th, with crews working weekdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Curbside parking is eliminated on the block on weekdays.
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BPC Vesey Street Made One-Way for Six Months
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This weekend, the SDOT plans to make Vesey Street one-way eastbound in Battery Park City, from West Street to North End Avenue. The temporary traffic pattern begins Saturday, June 6th, and continues for about six months, through November 2009. Bus stops on the south side of that block will be relocated from the eastern to the western half of Vesey Street. The change allows both SDOT crews and Goldman Sachs crews to work on Vesey Street underground utilities.
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West Street Lanes Shift from Liberty to Chambers
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West Street final roadway repaving started in early June 2009 between Liberty and Chambers Streets. To accommodate the work, SDOT is shifting all traffic lanes eastward for approximately six months, through October. The three northbound lanes were shifted on May 30th; southbound lanes will shift to the east on Saturday, June 6th. To implement the southbound lane realignment, this weekend there will be several lane closures on West Street from Chambers to Liberty.
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Weekend Closures of Nassau/Beekman Intersection
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Starting this weekend, the intersection of Nassau and Beekman Street will be closed for the city DDCs capital street reconstruction. The closures are an extension of the weekday work already active on Beekman, which includes sewer and other utility upgrades along with new sidewalks and curbs. The intersection closures will continue for approximately six months, through October 2009.
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Vesey Street bus stops change due to construction |
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The state DOT has made Vesey one-way eastbound from West Street to North End Avenue. The temporary traffic pattern started June 7th and continues for 6 to 8 months.
- MTA and Downtown Connection Bus stops on the south side of Vesey in BPC are relocated closer to North End Ave
- Chambers Street bound Downtown Connection buses are re-routed to Murray Street
- The Downtown Connection bus will not stop at Vesey Street/World Financial Center and North End Avenue at Murray Street
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Original Fulton Transit Center Design Returns |
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With the help of $424 million in federal stimulus funds, the MTA announced in May that the Fulton Street Transit Center is back on track. The main building on Broadway will be constructed almost exactly as initially planned when ground was broken in 2005, with a revised budget of $1.4 billion. It is planned to open in 2014.
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Bus Stops Relocated on West Street |
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Since December 1, 2008 the express bus stops on West Street between Barclay Street and Murray Street are relocated. The existing northbound X6, X7 & X9 bus stops at the southeast corner of Murray Street and West will be relocated to the existing M20 bus stop at the northeast corner of West Street and Chambers Street. The same existing northbound X10 bus stop will be relocated to a temporary bus stop on the south side of Warren.
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Express Bus Stops Relocated on Church Street |
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To accommodate the deconstruction of 99 Church Street, located between Barclay Street and Park Place, New York City Transit has relocated stops for five express bus stops.
The BXM4 and BXM18 stops have been relocated one block north to Church Street between Park Place and Murray Street. The QM1A, QM11, and QM24 have been relocated around the corner to Park Place between Broadway and Church Street.
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Air Monitoring at 130 Liberty Street |
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The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and other regulators and agencies continue to oversee air quality at the 130 Liberty Street site. Air monitoring is ongoing with daily samples and analysis.
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LMCCC Air Monitoring Program |
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The Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center (LMCCC) has implemented an air quality monitoring program to monitor the cumulative impact of all Lower Manhattan construction projects. The LMCCC is conducting daily air monitoring at the following sites throughout Lower Manhattan: 292 Greenwich Street, 80 Catherine Street, 1 World Financial Center and 154 Nassau Street.
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Fiterman Hall Cleaning Concludes, Demo Begins |
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The completion of Fiterman Hall abatement officially concluded in May 2009. With abatement done, crews have turned their attention to safely deconstructing the 15-story building. If deconstruction stays on schedule, the building, located at 30 West Broadway, will be gone by approximately November 2009. Construction of the new, 14-story Fiterman Hall will begin immediately, through mid-2012.
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Fulton Street Road and Lane Closures |
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The city Department of Transportation has revised the traffic pattern to accommodate the capital reconstruction of Fulton Street, which began in July 2007. The project will replace Fulton Streets 150-year-old water main, as well as upgrade utilities and improve the streets drainage system.
There are several lane and roadway closures associated with the project, on Fulton and adjacent streets. Read the Fulton Street Reconstruction project update for details.
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