Traffi c snarls at Unionport
Bridge expected to get worse
From page 3 Nevertheless, Rivera said that he
traffi c agents have been sent to the
Unionport Bridge approaches and will
continue to direct traffi c throughout
the remainder of the project.
“The traffi c agents there are doing
a wonderful job, so we thank the
NYC (Department of Transportation),
NYPD and all stakeholders for
giving us the needed resources,” said
Cruz.
The Unionport Bridge straddles
CB 10 and CB 9.
CB 9’s district manager, William
Rivera, said that the top complaints
he is getting regarding the project
are about traffi c and the potholes on
the bridge approaches.
Rivera said that with the temporary
bridge structures about to be
opened on either side of the existing
bridge very soon, fi lling in potholes
on the bridge isn’t the highest priority,
and he added that the NYPD Traffi
c Agents, which weren’t originally
at the bridge during rush hour, have
been a big help.
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$6.6 million renovated historic Saw Mill playground reopens
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air quality and lower summertime
temperatures.
“We are always looking for ways
in which we can reduce the stormwater
that enters our sewer system
and we were able to do just that with
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stated DEP Commissioner Vincent
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commenced on July 24, 2017 following
a groundbreaking ceremony.
Saw Mill Playground’s namesake
is derived from the Saw Mill Creek,
also known as the ‘Mill Brook,’ which
once fl owed near the park.
The creek originated in Gates Place
in the north Bronx, ran along what is
now Brook and Webster avenues and
emptied into the Bronx Kill.
Sawmills fl ourished along many
tributaries of Bronx waterways for
over two centuries.
The earliest sawmill, devised in
1352 in Europe, depended on water as
a power source and a means of transporting
goods.
Logs were fl oated downriver to
sawmills which cut raw lumber into
standarized shapes and sizes for
building purposes.
Another byproduct of the sawing
process was wood pulp which is how
paper is made.
Due to the abundance of lumber
and waterpower in the Hudson River
Valley, sawmills became a popular
and lucrative industry for 17th century
European settlers.
In the 1850s, Jordan L. Mott purchased
200 acres of lower Morrisania
and named the area after himself.
Parks acquired the site for Saw
Mill Playground in October 1964.
Parks and the NYC Department of
Education agreed to jointly operate
the playground.
Saw Mill Playground was offi cially
opened to the public on October 11,
1974.
From page 3
and others take issue with the length
of the construction plan, which was
originally a four-year plan and is
now fi ve years.
“We understand that the bridge
needs to be replaced and we want to
deal with the traffi c, but fi ve years
is hard for me to comprehend,” said
Rivera, adding that while he isn’t an
engineer, his research of large-scale
projects seems to indicate it is taking
a long time for this particular project.
“The Empire State Building was
built in a year,” he said.
Bob Bieder, a Zerega activist, said
that with the planned construction of
a ‘last mile’ truck distribution facility
adjacent to the bridge on Bruckner
Boulevard, and the growth in
population in the borough with its
accompanying traffi c, the reconstruction
is necessary.
Nevertheless, Bieder said he has
avoided the bridge because of the
traffi c backups, preferring to use the
local detours.
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