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Photos by
Maria Casotti,
Linda Heimer, and Website NYC10044
(nyc10044.com) |
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The question of
the week has
been: What are
they doing in
the West
Channel? As
previously
reported in
The WIRE,
they’re
"hardening" the
subway tunnel, a
possible point
of vulnerability
to terrorism.
The crane-barge is so big
that some 88
tires are
mounted on each
side as bumpers. |
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The crane
transfers giant
slabs across the
deck and into
the water,
lowering them to
positions
previously
prepared. |
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Meanwhile, below, a smaller crane and barge are positioned
to reach far below the surface to prepare the tunnel under
the East Channel for the same work. |
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 There’s work behind the subway ventilation shaft, too, to
provide an extension of the Promenade and to strengthen the
seawall against possible incursion of water from the East
River. Construction
continues on
Southtown
building #4. It was
topped off two
weeks ago. |
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Construction continues on Southtown building #4. It was
topped off two weeks ago. |
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Landscaping is
under way at
Octagon Park,
and a playground
set, is
near completion. |
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On Thursday
morning, workmen
were digging a
trench for
electrical lines
to provide
lighting on the
Promenade just
south of Octagon
Apartments and
the dock. |
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| The ground is
being prepared
just west of the
Tram station on
the Island, for
installation of
the antique
trolley kiosk,
left, which is
temporarily
stored inside
the fence on Southtown
grounds. |
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| The two
photos show work being
done by the City
at Tramway Plaza
in Manhattan,
turning it into
a small park. |
