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The "Wall Street Area Water Main Project," also referred to as "Contract No. MED-583," is a long-term reconstruction project led by three city agencies: the Department of Transportation (DOT), Department of Design and Construction (DDC), and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The project began strictly as a water main replacement, but as the agencies started work in 1999, they realized that the Financial District's narrow streets, filled with utilities below, required much more extensive restoration.
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Summary
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BEEKMAN STREET, Cliff to Front Streets: The final cobblestone roadway repaving was completed in early August 2007, and crews finished curb and sidewalk installations in mid-August 2007.
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Daily Activities
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Here’s a closer look at the latest work on the project, as reported by the DDC:
The following information was last updated on Thursday, July 19, 2007.
Friday, July 20
DAYTIME WORK - Work shift is from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm
Beekman Street
- Granite pavement block at the W/S intersection of Beekman and Water Street
Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22
No Construction Work
Note: Due to unforeseen conditions, it may become necessary to change some scheduled work locations and operations. For further information, please call Elizabeth Baptiste at (212) 791-8170. For complaints call 311.
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Contact Info
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For more information on the Wall Street Water Main Project and to subscribe to the daily email update list, visit www.outreachny.com or call community liaison Elizabeth Baptiste at (212) 791-8170.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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When will this project be completed?
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Because of the extensive work and coordination of utility upgrades for the Wall Street Area Water Main project, work took place from summer 1999 through summer 2007.
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What traffic detours or other disruptions are part of street reconstruction projects?
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Though the city makes every effort to keep traffic running smoothly amid the construction going on downtown, necessary roadwork and other projects sometimes require the closing of a lane, street, or sidewalk, the reversal of a one-way street’s direction, or a change in the timing of a traffic signal to accommodate detoured traffic. In any of these instances, DOT works to minimize the length of time such changes are needed.
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Why do we need a new water main in the Financial District?
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The New York City DEP assessed the area’s water mains 1999 and found that they were the original mains installed in the early 20th century. To keep water flowing to residential and commercial buildings in the Financial District, DEP began working with DDC and DOT to replace the mains, along with other outdated utilities and conduits housed inside the roadbeds.
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Why has it taken so long to complete this project?
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The Financial District streets are much narrower than most city streets, meaning that over the past century, as utility lines and ducts have been added below the streets’ surface, the space has grown increasingly crowded. DOT, DDC, and private companies like Con Edison have worked since the project began in 1999 to sort and organize the many utilities. After September 11, 2001, the operation was further complicated by damage to the streets’ surfaces during the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center. The agencies decided that the streets undergoing water-main construction were in critical need of complete reconstruction -- adding years to the already extensive project.
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