New trees and shrubs have been planted along parts of Fulton Street

The end of the year brought with it completion of the $23 million Fulton Street Reconstruction in several areas, most notably on the north side of the street from Pearl to Gold Streets. That strip of newly repaved sidewalk is now lined with new trees and shrubs, which alternate with decorative paving and new benches. A newsstand and bike racks also were added to complete the section of sidewalk and roadway that had been part of the building line-to-building line capital reconstruction that replaced 150-year-old water main.

That area of the project also was one of the most rich in buried artifacts, discovered by crews excavating Fulton Street for infrastructure upgrades.

City Department of Design and Construction crews continue final work on the south side of Fulton between Cliff and Pearl Streets. They also will resume work in the South Street Seaport area starting in 2012, working from Water to Front Street, and in the intersection of Fulton and South Streets. Its completion is planned for late 2012. The Department of Parks and Recreation also continues its work rebuilding Pearl Street Playground, which is currently ahead of schedule and may open earlier than its April 2012 scheduled opening.

On Nassau Street, city and utility-company crews continue working between Beekman and Spruce Streets, though they are coordinating with 150 Nassau’s façade repair work, which requires a scaffold on the east sidewalk of that block. That block is slated for June 2012 completion.

Work on the Pearl Street Playground is ahead of schedule

Capital street reconstruction of Nassau Street between John and Fulton Streets, under the Fulton Phase 3 contract, begins January 3, 2012, through approximately mid-summer 2012.