The city of Perth Amboy, N.J., has agreed to spend $5.4 million to repair, upgrade and expand its combined sewer system and pay a $17,000 penalty as part of an EPA settlement for Clean Water Act violations. Under the agreement signed June 6 in federal court, the city must reduce the amount of sewage and other pollutants that flow out of 16 combined sewer points into the Raritan and Arthur Kill rivers. The consent decree is pending a 30-day public comment period and final court approval. Photo by Dr. Wansoo Im for IMRivers.org The city aims to reduce sewage and
The New York City Planning Commission has approved a modified version of New York University’s Washington Square expansion plan. The university’s 2031 Core Campus plan, which was approved on June 6, calls for four new buildings and about 4 acres of public parks and publicly accessible open spaces. Public hearings and a city council vote on the plan are expected this summer. The modified plan includes reductions in the heights of the Mercer and Bleecker buildings; requires setbacks for the bulkheads on the Mercer and LaGuardia buildings; and denies the university’s request to use a proposed 26-story "zipper" building as
If New York City’s East River bridges were on a Monopoly board, the Queensboro, Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges would be akin to landing on "Free Parking" because they are not tolled crossings. Photo Courtesy of Mary Servatius Tall Order? If the plan were approved, the hefty tolls over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge would be cut by $5 each way. That is "just insane," says Samuel Schwartz, a former NYC deputy transportation commissioner also known as "Gridlock Sam." Since major highways lead to the East River’s toll crossings, scores of drivers—including truckers—transition to city streets to get to the free bridges.
The 620,000-sq-ft Wellness Plaza in downtown New Brunswick, N.J., puts a new spin on the concept of mixed use. While it brings together commuter parking, shopping convenience and a decked-out fitness facility, the $105.1-million project also serves a larger purpose: It is a critical part of the effort to redevelop a former industrial hub. Related Links: ENR New York http://newyork.construction.com/new_york_construction_projects/ More ENR New York Projects Located beside a key rail station on the mainline tracks connecting New York to Philadelphia, the new public-private development required deep coordination for site planning and construction staging. That legwork allowed the project team to
Most of New England's construction and demolition (C&D) waste is landfill-bound, and that's a problem for states as well as contractors. Given the limited amount of landfill space and general public opposition to new landfill development, some states have taken matters into their own hands by banning landfill disposal and incineration and/or imposing other restrictions on C&D debris. Related Links: ENR New York More ENR New York Project Stories The issue is a headache for many of the region's contractors, who ultimately pay to have their waste hauled to out-of-state landfills. But the owners of a new C&D waste-fueled energy
Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York, has named John Annoni a senior supervising construction engineer. His projects include construction of the new 72nd Street station for the Second Avenue Subway in New York City. Parsons Brinckerhoff is serving as construction manager on the project. Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York People Parsons Brinckerhoff has also hired Mark Mulvey as senior principal technical specialist. In his new position, Mulvey will analyze terminal operations, operating plans and fleet utilization with the firm's Transit & Rail Technical Excellence Center.The New York Building Congress' 2012 executive committee includes: Lynne P. Brown, New York University;
New York Related Links: ENR New York ENR New York Featured News Bottlenecks in New York state's power system cost consumers $1.1 billion in 2010, according to a study by an electric utility group that is pushing for transmission line upgrades or replacement.About 41% of the state's 11,600 miles of high-voltage transmission lines are so old that they will need to be replaced during the next 30 years at a cost of more than $25 billion, according to the State Transmission Assessment and Reliability Study (STARS), which also outlines several possible fixes to the system. The second phase of a
A 28-year-old construction worker fell about three stories to his death May 17th from scaffolding on an apartment building in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The worker, identified as Adrien Zamora, appears to have been doing facade restoration work “when he lost his footing and fell” from the scaffolding installed at 450 Broome St., says a spokeswoman at the Dept. of Buildings, which is investigating the incident along with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It was the worker’s first day on the job. “The site had all the necessary permits,” the DOB spokeswoman says. The agency has had two complaints
The Dept. of Buildings has issued stop work orders at a Manhattan apartment building where a construction worker fell to his death and has cited the general contractor for violations. The worker, identified as Adrien Zamora, apparently lost his footing and fell from scaffolding while doing façade work at 450 Broome St. in SoHo on May 17th, DOB says. The violations issued May 18th to the GC, Brasal Construction Corp., New York, include “failure to protect all persons and parties affected by construction operations” and “building the scaffolding contrary to approved plans,” a DOB spokeswoman says. She did not supply
Legislation that gives the Conn. Dept. of Transportation the option of using design-build (DB) as an alternative project delivery method and allows municipalities the option of using project labor agreements (PLAs) on public projects currently awaits Gov. Dannel Malloy's signature to become law. An aide in the governor's office says that he will sign the bill, which passed the House and Senate earlier this month, when it reaches his desk. The governor has already voiced support for the DB legislation, which he says puts Connecticut "in a better position to get federal money for critically important investments in our state's
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