New Design for Kosciuszko Bridge Set in Stone
A new design’s been chosen for the rehabilitation of the Kosciuszko Bridge. The design, one out of four proposed to Brooklyn and Queens residents, is the same one the Brooklyn Paper called the front runner last November. Along with a new aesthetic, the bridge will be widened from six to nine lanes and get a…
A new design’s been chosen for the rehabilitation of the Kosciuszko Bridge. The design, one out of four proposed to Brooklyn and Queens residents, is the same one the Brooklyn Paper called the front runner last November. Along with a new aesthetic, the bridge will be widened from six to nine lanes and get a shoulder and a bike lane. Gone will be Kosciuszko’s steep incline. The billion dollars needed to build it has been lined up through federal funding, with a tentative completion date of 2017.
Meet the New Kosc [Brooklyn Paper]
New Kosciuszko Bridge Won’t Come Cheap [Brownstoner]
Holy crap. FSRQ and I are agreeing on something.
“It seems like it should be so easy – doesn’t it? But I don’t envy the DOT having to deal with the Maspeth community that effectively killed the Cross harbor freight tunnel to get this bridge replacement to happen. ”
And may that community choke on the fumes of thousands of unnecessary truck trips for their selfish and short sited position.
– one of the worst cave-ins in Bloombergs tenure
Benson – I love the speed with which Silverstein Properties – a noted private developer – has moved ahead with the Ground Zero reconstruction. Face it. We have a culture here where it pays to fight over these things.
The process that you speak of is not something that is “imposed from above” by Government regulators, but the result of actions by private sector parties as well, developers and “community agents” alike.
It seems like it should be so easy – doesn’t it? But I don’t envy the DOT having to deal with the Maspeth community that effectively killed the Cross harbor freight tunnel to get this bridge replacement to happen.
I see, m4l. That sounds logical. I wonder if that’s what happened with this building. lol
http://tiny.cc/b7rji
ishtar, china’s problem is not standards but the multiple layers of subcontractors that exist btwn the winning bid and the crew that builds the damn thing. every middle man is skimming for their cut that by the time the crew proceeds to build it, it’s a super skinny budget and aggressive time lines so the solve-to for that crew is lower quality construction material, shorting than needed curing time,….
Architect66;
Yes I do see the problem, and that is exactly my point. We have a public works construction process in this state that is out of control.
Another example that I like to cite. About 10 years ago, the Flatbush Ave overpass on the Belt Parkway had to be replaced. Replaced – not enlarged, mot re-routed, simply replaced. Should be straightforward, right? Not in our “sophisticated” state. First an environmental impact study had to be undertaken – for an overpass replacement!!!!!!! I nearly fell out of my seat when I read that in the paper. Of course, who was going to pass judgment on this report. The local community board.
You get the idea. We simply have a development review process in this city and state that is out-of-control.
As to those who posit that the choice is between clean air and breathing in Shanghai pollution: they are not making a serious argument. In fact, this kind of “either/or” thinking is exactly the problem. Is there any room for common sense?
Finally, the issue of logisitcs in a dense, developed city is a real one. However, I still look to how fast the private sector can put up skyscrapers in the middle of downtown Manhattan.
fsrq, the only thing I thought about crossing that 20 mile bridge was “What if there’s an earthquake?” I never prayed so much in my life. Mostly because I am/was skeptical of China’s contruction standards.
They must be factoring in the extra time and money to fight lawsuits and provide paydays for groups like DDDB.
Check out the SPECTACULAR Grand Viaduc du Millau.
A little over three years to construct.