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This
Week's Construction Update
Concrete was flowing in
Union Square Park last week as both the southern
wall of the new playground and a portion of
the northern plaza foundatione were formed and
poured. The location of each new tree pit is now
visible as well as bollard locations that will
house electric hookups for Greenmarket use. With
the foundation now set, crews will soon shift the
temporay pedestrian walkway to the northern edge
of the site in order to finish excavating the
remainder of the plaza.
This week,
preparations are underway to begin excavating 17th
Street to replace the traffic island at Park
Avenue South. Traffic patterns will be maintained,
but will shift slightly to the south, and
temporary traffic signals will be installed on the
site while work is underway at the
island.
Also in the upcoming week, the
contractor will begin to install patterned
hexagonal paving blocks that will give a sense of
the final plaza design treatment. Structural work
on the Pavilion, including column shoring and
floor underpinning, also
continues.
Question of the
Week
Question:
What happened to the newsstand at the northwest
corner of
the park?
Answer:
The newsstand is now closed for the duration of
the construction project and a new one will open
in the same location once the project is
complete. |
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 (Above) View of the concrete
base, tree pits and bollard frames that are being
installed along the northern perimeter of the park.
(Below) The 17th Street traffic island is fenced
off to refurbish.
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To report a problem in the park,
call 311.
To report a construction or any
other kind of emergency, call
911.
To download a PDF copy of the North
End Project brochure, click
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