Culver Viaduct Rehab a Dusty Mess for Residents

A reader who lives next to where work is taking place to rehabilitate the Culver Viaduct wrote in to say that while he and his Carroll Gardens neighbors are very happy the work is being done, they’re not so thrilled about the falling debris that’s been a byproduct of it. To wit:

Things seem to be moving along at a decent pace from what I see on a daily basis but, of course, there is some major shortsightedness which is stirring up the locals. There is significant netting/protection along the Smith Street side of the viaduct but NOTHING on the residential side of the tracks. Every day we get a lovely dusting of concrete chunks, dust and god knows what on everything. I’ve called the MTA numerous times, called the DEP, even emailed a couple local politicians and have gotten no response from anyone. Again, I am quite happy to see this work being done and could care less about the other minor inconveniences but it’s a bit baffling that they could put up all this netting along Smith Street and do nothing to keep the dust and debris from landing in the resident’s properties.

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More dust

Photo showing how the Smith Street side is protected by netting…

…but the residential side isn’t

Still more dust