Project Name
Rehabilitation of Van Wyck Expressway (678I) from Mt Hebron Cemetery to 37th Avenue
Project Received Date
2019-01-24T00:00:00.000
Project Id Number Op
X735.80 D264076
Project Description Type
Deck replacement on the Van Wyck viaduct over Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Van Wyck Expressway (678I) / Long Island Expressway Interchange (495I) Structures rehabilitation Phase 1 in Queens County, NY to extend service life of structures. BINs:1055789, 105578E
Impacted Park Name S
Flushing Meadows Corona Park;
Address Intersection
Avenue of Research & Meridian Rd
Multisite Project
Single Site
Sponsoring Agency Entity
SDOT
Primary Scope Of Work
Bridge Component Rehabilitation
Impacted Parks Division S
Borough Operations;#Other;#Borough Forestry;#Capital Projects;#Revenue/Concession;#Greenthumb
Park Impact Type
Partial Park Closure;#Excavation;#Park Improvement
Contract Value Op
124464008.5
Current Phase
Construction
Design Consultant Op
AECOM
Public Design Commission Approval Required
No
Mass Mailing 1 Received Date
2019-09-10T00:00:00.000
Mass Mailing 2 Received Date
2019-10-03T00:00:00.000
Expected Construction End Date Op
2022-10-31T00:00:00.000
Contractor For Construction Permit Firm Name
El Sol Contracting/ES II Enterprises JV
Construction Permit Id
Q099.20191212
Latest Site Visit
2020-12-01T00:00:00.000
Forestry Permit Status
Pending
Construction Permit Special Conditions
i. Timing of Work, Coordination with Parks
a) A monthly schedule of work, identifying piers to be worked on, is to be provided to Parks and kept up to date at Interagency@parks.nyc.gov
b) US Open Embargo: No work presence, no occupation of the Premises, is permitted during the month-long US Open tennis event each year. In 2020, this will be between August 22 and September 20.
c) Mets Season: Operations are to be suspended
(1) on Mets Opening Day
(2) during Subway Series game days,
(3) during the monthly daytime game-day,
(4) after 4 pm on any day when there is a night game.
d) Pier 45 to Pier 52: Portions of this area will be unavailable for work through the end of 2020, due to its use by NYC Parks for temporary materials stockpile.
e) Night work: When not in conflict with above conditions, it is permissible to work after-hours and over nights.
ii. Vertical Clearance: Fourteen feet of vertical clearance for operation of vehicles shall be maintained in all areas of the Permitted Premises.
iii. Restoration of Premises:
a) Work Zone At Grade: At the completion of all work in a zone, Permittee shall restore in kind asphalt-paved areas of work zones depicted in “At Grade Parking Pier Work” drawings by, at minimum: milling the top inch-and-a-half of pavement, repaving with asphalt, and restriping of parking stalls.
b) Restoration of Landscaped Medians: Any planted median in which work is performed shall be restocked fully with #1 pots of Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’ at 15” on center, and/or 5-gallon pots of Viburnum plicatum ‘Shasta’.
c) Additional Areas: In the event that sidewalks or Park roads require restoration of pavement following activity, these require full depth reconstruction including the full width of the sidewalk, and from curb to centerline of roads
iv. Other Work In Area: Permittee is advised of the following capital projects taking place within the Park, near the Permitted Premises and sharing access to these Premises:
a) NYC DDC, “Porpoise Bridge In Flushing Meadows-Corona Park,” in design, construction est complete 7/24/2023
b) NYC Parks, “Flushing Meadows Corona Park Garage Reconstruction,” in construction and est complete June 2021
c) NYC Parks, “Fountain of the Fairs Reconstruction” in construction and est complete 2020 September
d) NYC Parks, “Flushing Meadows Corona Park Synthetic Turf Fields 8 & 9 Reconstruction,” in design. Est. construction 2021 – 2023.
e) Port Authority, “AirTrain LGA.” Schedule unknown but planned 2022 completion has been publicized. All known proposed work is north of the LIRR.
f) NYC Parks, “Flushing Meadows Corona Park Aquatic Center Emergency Netting System Installation.” Q099-320M. Schedule unknown, but unlikely to have significant impacts external to the Aquatic Center building.
Borough Approval Date
2019-12-12T00:00:00.000
Permit Start Date
2020-04-27T00:00:00.000
Original Permit Expiration Date
2021-01-31T00:00:00.000
Exploratory Permit Id
Q099.E.20190124
Created
2019-01-24T12:41:00.000
Modified
2021-03-16T12:19:00.000
Coordinates
40.750266, -73.835267
