Last June we noted here that a procedure called “design/build”, in which the same contractors bid on both the design and construction aspects of a project, could greatly shorten the time necessary to do the vital reconstruction and repair work on the cantilevered portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, beneath Brooklyn Heights and the Promenade. In […]
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What’s Holding Up Approval Of Design/Build For The BQE?
By Claude Scales on February 13, 2018 11:31 pm in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Environment, Government, Health, News, Noise, Public Safety, Streets, Traffic
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Thanks to Albany BQE Repairs May be Stalled; Made More Difficult
By Claude Scales on June 28, 2017 11:16 pm in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Environment, Government, News, Streets, Traffic
The cantilevered portion of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, below Brooklyn Heights and the Promenade, is in need of critical repairs. Concrete has eroded, exposing rusting metal reinforcements. The job will take years, and will require closure of at least parts of the BQE for long periods. Last year a City Department of Transportation Official told a […]
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