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E.P. Median project delayed?

brownie
brownie
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights
The project was supposed to start last week. Now I hear it is AGAIN on hold until Nov. Anybody know the story?

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  • carnivore
    carnivore
    I think the story is that the city has no money.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    Carnivore wrote: I think the story is that the city has no money.
    No it's more fun than that.

    This project is being built with federal money that was earmarked pork by a certain retiring congressman ...to basically renovate his front lawn. (I won't state his name, but one could easily figure it out with a little work)

    ....albeit a lawn that others would get to walk on.

    We have to track down this guy to get the latest. http://www.streetsblog.org/category/people/robert-witherwax/

    He spends lots of time on such projects (and is a good guy).

    I predict he will entertain us with stories of DOT disfunction.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31


    http://teamtish.blogspot.com/2010/11/community-advisory-notice-eastern.html


    special November update! ....they are going to dig exploratory holes.


  • whynot_31
    whynot_31


    And now a retrospective!


    In 2005, this thread celebrated the culmination of 5 years of work and announced that money had been obtained!


    http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7582&page=1


    Note the optimistic start dates and completion dates :)


    It is now getting toward the end of 2010.


    Construction is supposed to take "18 months". Anyone have any bets on when construction will begin or how long it will take?

  • caseopele
    caseopele


    I hope they actually do restore the memorial plaques, they'll need metal detectors to find half of them. It's disgraceful how little the city cares.

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