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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Flood Mitigation Project - Update

GOOD NEWS....
It looks like the Flood Mitigation Project (new bulkhead and street raising)
for West 12th Road will soon become a reality!



DOT Queens Commissioner Dalila Hall and Mr. Joseph Menzer from the design firm "The RBA Group"
provide an update on the ongoing Flood Mitigation Project for West 11th, 12th and 13th Roads 
at the American Legion Hall Thursday evening.
[photo by: Sophia Vailakis-DiVirgilio]


New York City Department of Transportation, Borough of Queens, Commissioner Dalila Hall and Mr. Joseph Menzer from the design firm "The RBA Group" provided a presentation on the current status of the Flood Mitigation Project (Capital Project #  HWQ182)  regarding the construction of new bulkheads and raised streets on West 11th, 12th and 13th Roads at the Broad Channel Civic Association meeting Thursday evening, May 22, 2013, at the American Legion Hall.

Representing West 12th Road at this meeting were:

Donna Kramer
MaryAnne Nellan
Sophia Vailakis-DiVirgilio
Jessie Cowan
Scott Valentine
Dashima Valentine
Gwen O'Toole
Trish McCarthy
Peter Mahon
John Heaphy
Jonna Barnes

Summary of Project Status

Final project design, to include new sanitary and storm drainage systems prompted by Hurricane Sandy, is near completion.

It is expected that the final project design and specs will be put out for contractor bids by late June 2013 with construction to start in late summer 2013.

Initial construction will consist of the placement of new bulkheads at the bay end of West 11th, 12th and 13th Roads.

Street raising work will then start initially onWest 12th Road, to be followed by West 11th Road and then West 13th Road.  

It is expected that the entire project will take 3 years, with each of the 3 blocks undergoing construction activity for approximately 1 year.

DOT has arranged to designate approximately 75 parking spaces on the Cross Bay Boulevard median to accommodate displaced parking as each street undergoes street raising work.

There still exists some administrative issues regarding completion and submission of work "consent forms" by  West 12th Road residents; however these will be resolved promptly.

We are awaiting receipt of a copy of the power point presentation utilized by DOT and RBA Group at this meeting.  As soon as we receive it we will post it here.

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