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The cleanup and recovery of the World Trade Center took a considerable toll on the streets south of the site. This left streets such as Washington, Cedar, Carlisle, and Albany cracked, warped, and pothole-ridden by heavy construction vehicles entering the site at Liberty Street. These streets also were repeatedly torn open to restore water, electricity, gas, and phone service to area businesses and residents. In order to get them back in good working order, a complete reconstruction of Washington-Cedar area streets occurred in late 2003.
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Work on this project is now complete.
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Contact Info
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If you have questions about the engineered resurfacing program or would like to subscribe to the daily update email list, please contact the community liaison for this project, Scott Payne, at (212) 785-9026 or downtowncommunityrelations@yahoo.com.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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When will this project be completed?
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The Washington-Cedar project was completed in spring 2006.
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What traffic detours or other disruptions were associated with this project?
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Though the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) 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.
As part of the street-reconstruction project in the Washington-Cedar area, Cedar Street was closed to vehicular traffic between Trinity and Greenwich Streets for the duration of the project. For more details, please read the daily updates listed above.
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Why did this project take so long?
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Like other street reconstructions south of Chambers Street, the Washington-Cedar area work was a capital reconstruction project. As such, each of the streets that were rebuilt had to be completely excavated -- in most cases, from building line to building line -- their utilities repaired or replaced, and the street and sidewalks rebuilt. The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Design and Construction (DDC) worked with the utility companies to coordinate the many elements involved with capital reconstruction projects, which, depending on the size and extent of work required, took from several months to several years to complete.
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Who managed the Washington-Cedar area streets reconstruction?
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The New York City DOT and DDC were the managers of the project and oversaw the day-to-day work of contractor JLJ Industries.
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Will more work on these streets take place once they rebuild the World Trade Center?
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With that issue in mind, DOT and DDC have carefully planned which street reconstructions to carry out in these years before heavy construction begins at the WTC site. Though some exceptions may arise, current street reconstructions should last 10 to 20 years before more work is needed. As for the work at the WTC, DOT, Port Authority, and other agencies will coordinate a designated construction-vehicle route to minimize the wear and tear on smaller streets in Lower Manhattan.
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