This part of the project is expected to last through late 2010

The city Economic Development Corporation’s East River Waterfront project is now underway, with plans to revitalize the downtown esplanade. The first segment of work is taking place between Wall Street and Maiden Lane, where piers 13 and 14 are being renovated. On the esplanade, utility and other infrastructure work is ramping up, along with park reconstruction later this year that includes new recreational areas, seating, lighting, plantings, and river access. The waterfront project will also tie into the Manhattan greenway, which is being rebuilt in Battery Park and continues north to East River Park.

City contractors began pier work in April 2009, and with commuter-bus parking now relocated to Chelsea, utility work along South Street kicked off in mid-May. This initial East River project segment continues through late 2010.