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November 30, 2006
Answers On The Fulton Street Dig
We got an email asking us if we knew what all the construction on Fulton Street in Clinton Hill was about. We didn't, so we did some hard-hitting reporting on our way to work yesterday. According to one of the workers who was on a coffee break, they are now removing the old trolley tracks that run down the middle of the street; then they are going to lay a bunch of new water and sewer pipes under the road.
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Anyone want to take a guess on how long this little project will take? Personally, my expectations are LOW.
Posted by: lesterhead at November 30, 2006 10:21 AM
and here i was thinking it was more work on the fulton redevelopment...
Posted by: Dahlia at November 30, 2006 10:40 AM
Just checking the Brooklyian Clinton Hill message board tells you what it is and that it will take 2 years.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 30, 2006 11:14 AM
Its piping to prepare for the onslaught of waste from Atlantic Yards.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 30, 2006 11:15 AM
Maybe they should leave the tracks there and bring back the trolleys.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 30, 2006 1:14 PM
I heard through Brooklynian that they are also going to repair sidewalks, plant trees and replace street lights with period street lights after the sewer/street work is finished. I like it, the construction is less noisy than the normal traffic and thumping bass from cars, lol.
Posted by: lp at November 30, 2006 5:54 PM
Thx for the 411; was wondering what was going on...
Posted by: ANP at November 30, 2006 9:29 PM
I found a pair of old railroad / trolley spikes on the sidewalk at Cambridge and Fulton and a construction worker said I could have them. They look like they are old enough to have been laid by John Henry himself.
Posted by: Shahn Andersen at November 30, 2006 10:41 PM
that's cool Shahn.
this project has upset me greatly because they gave the community NO notice, and also the bus lines are rerouted with no notice. the street is effed up and looks like a war zone. i understand work needs to be done but i do feel there should've been some notice given, in the form of signs, postings in newspapers, mailings to residents, etc. i feel sorry for people who live RIGHT on Fulton St., and also the businesses on that street.
i do NOT believe they are doing any full-scale improvement on the street, and that information found on Brooklynian was RUMOR, and not substantiated fact.
Posted by: blue at December 1, 2006 12:02 PM
Wrong! I have a flyer that I got on Fulton, from the DOB saying that is a 2 years project including trees sidewalk and historical lights.......
Posted by: Anonymous at December 1, 2006 12:23 PM
blue: notices went to property owners who then need to share the information with tenants.
Posted by: Anonymous at December 1, 2006 12:34 PM
they did give notice for the re-route of the busses--saw a flyer on the 26 awhile back.
trees! that's all it'll take to make me happy.
-tee
Posted by: Anonymous at December 5, 2006 7:08 PM
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