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Logistical, Construction and Traffic - Official documents, presentations, and reference material
Environmental Compliance Official documents, reports, and resource material
LMCCC Media Center - Contains speeches, testimony, LMCCC in the news, and audio interviews
Related Website Links - Links to government agencies, project sponsors, and related project partners
Construction Glossary - Construction definitions
LOGISTICAL, CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC
Joint Executive Orders
City Operations
Construction Coordination and Mitigation
Presentations
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
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Environmental Compliance and Coordination
Environmental Compliance Reports
Sidewalk Surveys
- As part of its mission to mitigate the impact of construction on the Lower Manhattan community, the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center (LMCCC) performs regular surveys from the sidewalks surrounding various construction sites throughout downtown to monitor noise levels. Click for more details.
Additional Evironmental Compliance Resources
Web Fugitive Dust Resources
Related Resources
MEDIA CENTER
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Down to audio interviews
Speeches/Testimony
LMCCC in the news
- "Harvey Takes the Reins at LMCCC "
Real Estate Weekly , August 1, 2007
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to download [1 mb]
- "Towers of Integrity"
Security Management , July 1, 2007
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to download [1 mb]
- "Meet Lower Manhattan's Air Czar"
Ecopolotics Daily, May 1, 2007
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to view
- “Fraud Prevention Department,”
Association of Inspectors General , Spring 2007
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to download [392 kb]
- “Diversity and the boom,”
Metro NY, February 21, 2007
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to download [111 kb]
- “The Man Building Downtown,”
New York Sun, February 1, 2007
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download [209 kb]
- "Collaborative Effort Takes Aim at Fraud
in Lower Manhattan,"
The Fraud Examiner Newsletter, March 2007
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to download [864 kb]
- “MWBE’s make move for downtown
work,”
Real Estate Weekly, January 29, 2007
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to download [135 kb]
- "Downtown New York Reconstruction Turns
Corner in 2006,"
Commercial Propery News, January 12, 2007
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to read
- “Maikish making it happen at Ground
Zero,”
Real Estate Weekly, January 10, 2007
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to download [114 kb]
- “The Building That Wouldn’t
Go Away,”
The New York Times, January 4, 2007
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download [128 kb]
- “Up with downtown,”
New York Post, December 24, 2006
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to download [213 kb]
- “Downtown's Construction Blitz Ready
to Move
Onward and Upward,”
New York Post, December 24, 2006
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- “Ground Zero’s No. 1,”
New York Daily News, February 21, 2006
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to download [144 kb
- “Coordination Czar for $21 Billion
of Work,”
Engineering News-Record, February 21, 2006
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- “Ground Zero Traffic Cop,”
Crain’s New York Business, September 10,
2005
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download [369 kb]
- “A Career That Revolves Around the
Trade Center,”
New York Times, October 9, 2005
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to download [324 kb]
- “As Construction Boom Looms, City
Starts Downtown Air Tests,”
Tribecca Tribune, August 29, 2005
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to download [112 kb]
- “Czar Readies for Five-Year Construction
Plan,”
Downtown Express, August 26, 2005
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to download [325 kb]
- “Lower Manhattan Construction Command
Center Chair and Landlords Speak at PWC Forum,”
New York Real Estate Journal, August 23, 2005
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to download [176 kb]
- “Command and In Control at WTC,”
CityFeet.com, August 3, 2005
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- “Construction Commander sets the
pace downtown,”
Real Estate Weekly, July 20, 2005
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to download [447 kb]
- “Downtown to Draw 10,000 Construction
Workers,”
The Real Deal, July 13, 2005
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to download [114 kb]
- “Construction Command Center to Monitor
Downtown Air Quality,”
Real Estate Weekly, June 15, 2005
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to download [132 kb]
- “New Construction Coordinator Downtown,”
New York Construction, May 1, 2005
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to download [251 kb]
- “Community Hears from Downtown Construction
Czar ,”
Downtown Express , March 18-24, 2005
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download [251 kb]
- “Executive Director Appointed for
Construction Command Center,”
Real Estate Weekly, February 23, 2005
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to download [135 kb]
- “Construction Coordinator Named for
Downtown,”
Crain’s New York Business, February 17,
2005
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to download [116 kb]
- “Downtown Building Coordinator Named,”
Downtown Express , February 17-23, 2005
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to download [220 kb]
- “An Overseer is Chosen for All Work
Downtown,”
The New York Times, February 15, 2005
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to download [433 kb]
- “Maikish Returns to Ground Zero to
Head Construction Command Center,”
Commercial Property News, February 14, 2005
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- “Rebuilding the World Trade Center,”
Popular Mechanics, September 13, 2001
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to download [1,341 kb]
Audio Interviews
- "WABC Radio host John Gambling with Charlie Maikish"
Executive Director, Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center, April 4, 2007
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- "New York Construction Q&A with Charlie Maikish"
Executive Director, Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center, February 2007
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- "Roundtable with Senator Smith - Q&A with Vinni Restiano"
Director of Opportunity Downtown/MWBE Programs, Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center, February 2007
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RELATED LINKS
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Government Agencies
Elected
Officials
Designers/Architects
Developers
Business Improvement Districts
Civic Groups
Community Boards
Colleges and Schools
Foundations
Other Organizations
Additional Lower Manhattan Links
GLOSSARY
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asphalt wearing course -- a layer of asphalt, generally three inches thick, that sits on top of the concrete base, providing a smooth surface on which vehicles ride
backfill -- the dirt and sand used to fill in a street around underground utilities and below the concrete base
Barnes Dance -- the timing of traffic signals at an intersection to give pedestrians “Walk” signals in every direction; an example is currently in place at the intersection of Broadway, Park Row, Vesey, and Ann Streets
bathtub -- the sub-grade basement of the main
World Trade Center site (divided into east and west
sides), whose slurry walls withhold groundwater from
the site
bollard -- a short post set in the sidewalk
or roadway to block vehicles from entering an area;
typically used for security purposes
building line -- the edge of a building, excluding the sidewalk (see usage under “capital street reconstruction”)
caisson -- a watertight chamber used to install the foundation of a structure
capital street reconstruction -- the reconstruction of all components of a street from building line to building line, including the asphalt wearing course, concrete base, curbs and sidewalks; generally involves repair, replacement, and relocation of utilities
catch basin -- an underground receptacle with a surface grating for street drainage that connects to the sewer system
cattle chute -- a temporary, protected lane for vehicular traffic
cobrahead -- a standard-issue, stainless-steel street light, 25 to 30 feet in height; the name refers to the lamp at the end of the pole (whose shape resembles the head of a cobra), though generally it includes the pole and arm as well
concrete base -- a layer of concrete six to nine inches thick underneath the asphalt; the concrete base bears the weight of the vehicles on the road
curtain wall --the exterior wall or façade
of a building, which does not bear any of the building
load
Delta barrier -- a retractable barrier installed
within a street to prevent or allow access; manufactured
by Delta Scientific Corp. (seen around the New York
Stock Exchange and Civic Center areas)
duct -- a small pipe through which electrical, telecommunications, and other smaller underground utility lines run; also known as a “conduit”
egress -- the motion of exiting; i.e., “There are many pedestrians on Church Street due to high-volume egress from the PATH station.”
emergency permit -- In the event of an emergency, contractors may obtain from the New York City Department of Transportation an emergency permit to do work or make repairs to eliminate a situation that endangers the public safety or causes an interruption of service. Contractors working under emergency permits are required to work around the clock until the emergency condition is eliminated, at which point the emergency permit expires.
engineered resurfacing -- the process of removing the asphalt wearing course from a street surface, examining the concrete base below for damage, making all necessary repairs, and laying a new asphalt wearing course
French barrier -- a fence-like, freestanding metal barricade, generally used for directing pedestrians
grade -- surface elevation; i.e., The subway is below grade.
house connection -- the secondary distribution and collection pipes for non
wired utilities, such as gas, steam, water, and sewer, that connect a structure to the mains
infrastructure -- the system of public utilities
Jersey barrier infrastructure -- the system
of public utilities Jersey barrier -- a solid-concrete,
freestanding barricade; typically eight feet
long light-emiting diode (LED) -- a semiconductor diode that emits light and has an extremely long life span (typically 10 years), commonly used in electronic displays including citywide traffic signals
leading pedestrian interval (LPI) -- the timing of a “Walk” signal to allow pedestrians extra time to cross before the vehicular traffic signal turns green; currently in place along Church Street as part of the city’s Street Management Project
main -- the primary distribution and collection pipes for non-wired utilities, such as gas, steam, water, and sewer; typically 12 to 20 inches in diameter
milling and resurfacing -- the process of removing the asphalt wearing course using a machine that “mills” and disposes of the material and then laying a new asphalt wearing course
maintenance and protection of traffic (MPT) plan -- a plan for the various signs, markings, devices, and detours that are required to allow traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian, through a construction site
oculus -- a circular opening at the top of a rounded structure (seen in World Trade Center Transportation Hub and Fulton Street Transit Center designs)
particulate -- fine road and construction dust, diesel soot, and other visible and microscopic particles that are suspended in the air, typically a result of emissions from fossil-fuel burning, vehicles, and boilers
planter -- a more decorative piece of “street furniture” used in place of bollards and barricades; typically filled with flowers and greenery
plate -- a sheet of steel used to cover construction trenches and pits to allow traffic to flow when construction is not happening
ponding -- the collection of water at a low point of a paved surface
pontoon -- wooden beams laid side by side over street construction sites to open lanes of traffic
platoon -- the group of cars that collect and move through a traffic signal together
repointing -- the process of removing deteriorated mortar from the joints of a masonry wall and replacing it with new mortar
secant wall -- a wall created by first driving
or screwing large hollow cylinders into ground, removing
the earth within, and filling the cylinders with concrete
to form solid piles. Then secondary cylinders are installed
between the first piles, interlocking to form a sub-grade
dam that holds back earth from an interior work site
sheep run -- a temporary, protected pedestrian
walkway
sidewalk shed -- a structure built over the sidewalk and around the exterior of a building, while work is occurring on the building, to protect pedestrians from falling debris; also called a “sidewalk bridge”
slalom -- a zigzag course created by barricades
slurry wall -- the three-foot-thick concrete
perimeter wall that forms the World Trade Center site’s
east and west bathtubs, supported laterally by high-strength
tieback anchors
steam flange -- the joint connecting two steam mains
superstructure -- the part of a building or structure above the foundations
test pit -- a patch of roadway opened to inspect underground utilities to identify potential conflicts between existing and proposed structures
temporary certificate of occupancy (TCO) -- a legal document that allows for a building’s temporary occupancy, pending final inspection
tieback -- an anchor drilled through the slurry
wall into bedrock for lateral support
timber curb -- temporary, movable curbs made
of painted wood, sometimes heightened to form upright
barricades
traffic enforcement agent (TEA) -- a uniformed member of the NYPD who directs vehicular traffic, or engages in summons enforcement
trench -- a long cut in the ground, used commonly for water-main replacement and installation in place of capital street reconstructions
ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) -- a “clean diesel” fuel that reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter; one of the cleanest fuels available (New York City and State laws now require that non-road construction equipment used on city construction projects and by public agencies use ULSD.)
vault -- an open space beneath a sidewalk or street and usually attached to a building’s basement, sometimes used for utilities or storage space |
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