12
QUEENS WEEKLY, DECEMBER 22, 2019
DDC provides update on Bayside infrastructure project
BY JENNA BAGCAL
The Department of Design
and Construction (DDC) recently
released its fourth quarter
report concerning the progress
of a Bayside infrastructure
project.
DDC’s contractor CAC Industries
broke ground on QED991
in March 2018. According to the
agency, the purpose of the $62.5
million project is to install new
8-, 12-, 20-, 48- and 72-inch water
mains to improve water service
distribution and improve fire
projection for residents.
As of November 2019, CAC
Industries had completed about
35 percent of the multiyear project.
To date, the agency reported
the following portions of the
project as complete:
• Distribution water main installation
on 38th Avenue from
216th Street to Francis Lewis
Boulevard and Francis Lewis
Boulevard from 37th Avenue to
Utopia Parkway
• Sanitary and storm sewers
on 38th Avenue from 216th
Street to 207th Street
• Sewers on 38th Avenue from
206th Street to Francis Lewis
Boulevard
• Truck water main installation
on 38th Avenue from 216th
Street to 207th Street
• Currently, the contractors
are assigned to several
ongoing portions of the
project including:
• Storm sewers and connections
on 38th Avenue from 213th
Street to 207th Street
• Excavation and installation
of curbs and sidewalks on
38th Avenue from 216th Street
to 207th Street
• Utility relocation on 33rd
Avenue from 221st Street to
Bell Boulevard (work by Con
Edison)
• Following the current portions
of work, CAC Industries
will complete the following portions
of QED 991:
• 48-inch trunk water main
installation on 38th Avenue
from 206th Street (Clearview
Expressway) to Francis Lewis
Boulevard and 37th Avenue
from Francis Lewis Boulevard
to Utopia Parkway
• Full roadway restoration
throughout the project
area starting on 38th Avenue
from 216th Street to Bell
Boulevard
As the project continues
in Bayside, residents have expressed
numerous safety and
quality of life concerns. These
complaints include rough roads
with potholes, street closures,
lack of parking and increased
levels of dust and noise.
DDC estimates that they
will finish the entire project by
summer 2021.
Reach reporter Jenna Bagcal
by e-mail at jbagcal@qns.com or
by phone at (718) 260-2583.
CAC Industries excavates and paves 38th Avenue in Bayside. Photo: Samantha Wanderer/QNS
For four generations, New York’s Jewish
Community has turned to Sinai Chapels for
guidance and comfort in their time of need.
We honor and respect all Jewish traditions
and customs, attending to every funeral detail
according to each family’s personal and
religious preferences.
To learn more, contact us today:
718.445.0300 | 800.446.0406
link
link
