Officials See Green In New Staten Island Ferry Station
The refurbished and expanded 190,000-sq-ft St. George Ferry Terminal was officially unveiled May 20, but the local office of construction manager Skanska USA will continue with an additional $12 million to $15 million worth of work. The New York City Economic Development Corp., acting for the citys Dept. of Transportation, recently allocated the extra funds for security-related cameras, fencing and other items, says Dick Clemenzi, Skanska project director.
Skanska began its $120-million contract in October 2001 by rebuilding the 16,100-sq-ft main waiting room while 60,000 daily passengers continued to use it, says Clemenzi. Crews worked atop a temporary roof of steel beam-supported plywood and cement to build the new curved steel roof, increasing the ceiling elevation from 24 ft to as much as 36 ft. The new roof is slanted to catch angled rays of the sun in winter while shielding the interior from the worst of the suns rays in summer.