According to the Community Board 2 minutes for last month’s Public Transportation Committee, the large-scale reconstruction of the Brooklyn Bridge is a little behind schedule. The project, which started in summer 2010, involves a rehab of the approaches and ramps, painting the entire bridge, cleaning and reinstalling the granite stones, improving truck clearance at the BQE, and a “seismic retrofitting” of the bridge. DOT began on the Brooklyn side and will soon make its way over to the Manhattan side, meaning that the aluminum panels along the promenade will soon move closer to the city. DOT completed about 40 percent of the work so far, despite having a goal of being nearer to the 50 percent-mark at this point. Work will last until 2014, with overnight detours, which began last April, continuing until then.
Four More Years: B’klyn Bridge Work Starts [Brownstoner]


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