Fulton Dig Could Be Done By September

are they going to do the sidewalks,street lighting, bus stops etc etc.... because the scope of work on their web site doesn't mention that at all ?

Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 10:14 AM

The delays on Fulton Street have had an especially negative impact on DeKalb Avenue, increasing the westbound traffic load on a street where the the added lane has pushed traffic speed and volume to dangerous levels.

The one way construction on Flushing and the Fulton St. delays, combined with the blocked Carlton Ave. overpass to Atlantic, delayed traffic at DeKalb and Flatbush and ongoing the construction at Lafayette and Flatbush and at Hanson Place makes it impossible to get to FG/CH from anyplace but Williamsburgh. Increasingly, it's impossible to get OUT out of here going west.

With all of the enormous buildings under construction nearby there needs to be responsible examination of services affected, such as traffic and transit, schools and shopping - just the provision of basic community services.

Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 10:54 AM

Mark my words, this is not going to be "done" until later in the Fall, by which time it will be too cold to pave, and the completion will get pushed out to Spring 2009.

Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 10:55 AM

This is such an ugly stretch and all of the street construction only heightens the negatives. I hope to god they finish the street nicely, but my experience with these projects is it will only happen if residents are actively monitoring the work. City contractors seem to try to get by with as little as possible.

Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 11:44 AM

No, Bianca, the local community board voted it's support earlier this month and the City Planning Commission will review it next, in July. Without going into the mechanics of how business improvement districts are funded, I anticipate the new Fulton Street BID will be operational January 1, 2009.

Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 12:54 PM

Damn, it's going to be harder to score crack on that corner now.

Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 3:09 PM

Putnamdenizen, because the Fulton construction has made the road bumpy, slow and uneven and because of delays due to bulldozers and stopped traffic, cars avoid Fulton St. in favor of other easier rides.

DeKalb is certainly impacted here.

Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 4:53 PM

I feel very strongly that this project would have been finished along time ago or even ahead of schedule had it been in certain neighborhoods.This is ridiculous. Noone is being held accountable. The small mom and pop stores and businesses are suffering and the powers that be could care less.The elderly that have to walk the extra blocks at night to catch the buses on Atlantic are being placed in harms way as well as all travelers.Utter disgrace.

Posted by: guest at June 19, 2008 10:35 PM