8 times • MAY 19, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com Get ready: Metro Ave. bridge work starts in July BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @A_GiudiceReport Not long after the July 4 fireworks fizzle out, the hard work will begin. The emergency Department of Transportation (DOT) project to replace the heavily deteriorated deck of the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge over the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) on the Ridgewood/ Middle Village border is scheduled to blast off that week. Representatives from the DOT Division of Bridges gave the community a full rundown of what can be expected during the project including scheduled work, time frames, street closures and detours, during the Community Board 5 (CB 5) monthly meeting on Wednesday night at Christ the King High School in Middle Village. The project is scheduled to take 21 months — from July 2016 to January 2018 — and involves four stages, two of which involve only night work. “There is going to be some pain and anguish, we know that,” said James Tarpey, resident engineer of the project with DOT Division of Bridges. “This is a very, very busy intersection and there will be some truck traffic and bus traffic that won’t be allowed to make certain turns during some of the stages and we’ll go over that. But we want to get in and out as quickly as possible.” The construction scope of the project includes the removal of the existing bridge deck to have the engineers and designers take a look at the condition of the underlying steel structure and the subsequent recommendations on what needs to be done regarding the structure. The approach slab will also need to be removed and replaced, as well as the curbs and sidewalks. The first construction stage involves demolishing the road at Fresh Pond Road that wraps around to Metropolitan Avenue. This is expected to take around six months. Phase 2a will be on a stretch of Metropolitan Avenue, east of Fresh Pond Road. Phase 2b will work on a section of Fresh Pond Road, north of Metropolitan Avenue, with each part taking about three months. Phase 3 will complete both sides of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue and will last for approximately six months. DOT has released the start date and plans for the replacement of the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge deck. As far as traffic during the construction is concerned, DOT confirmed that one lane of traffic in each direction will remain open at all times on Metropolitan Avenue. Two bus stops will have to be relocated for the duration of the repairs and the one block section of 60th Lane — between Metropolitan and Eliot avenues — will be converted to southbound only. “As in any detour pattern on any construction job, if what we’re QNS/Photo by Anthony Giudice doing out there doesn’t make sense, doesn’t work, we’ll change it,” Tarpey said. “We’ll constantly be looking at it and see the best way to get trucks and buses through these intersections.” During the entire construction period, there will be six Traffic Enforcement Agents assigned to the intersections 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help cars, buses and trucks navigate the intersection. Mark V. Burke, MD, FAAFP 87-47 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale 718-849-8609 Primary Care and Chronic Disease Management *Only $100 for Employment/CDLPhysicals (testing@ add’l cost) No Fault Accepted Drug Testing/Addiction Treatment offered (Counselor Available) Prompt Appointments Available Open until 10pm Thursdays Own A Building? Check Out Our Rates FREE INSURANCE QUOTES PACKAGE POLICY • FIRE/DWELLING • LIABILITY $1,000,000 • LOSS OF RENTS - ACTUAL LOSS • DEDUCTIBLE $1,000 Specializing In Apartment Buildings and Structures in Ridgewood and surrounding areas. WE HAVE MANY COMPANIES & PROGRAMS. LET US QUOTE YOUR AUTO/LIFE/HOME. DON’T DELAY- CALL TODAY AND SAVE! Se Habla Español • SERVING OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1949 MOSER GROUP INC. 73-06 Metropolitan Avenue (2nd Floor)Middle Village, NY (Near 73rd Place) Phone 718-326-1982 • Fax 718-326-2662 • www.gracemoseragency.com Wyckoff Hospital opens up office in Bushwick Photo courtesy of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Wyckoff Heights Medical Center’s new community-based medical office in Bushwick opened in grand style on May 14 with a ribbon-cutting and health screening event. Hospital President and CEO Ramon Rodriguez along with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Assemblywoman Maritza Davila and Williamsburg Sports Commissioner Tommy Torres joined scores of others in wlecoming “Wyckoff Doctors at Myrtle” to 1419 Myrtle Ave., which is located adjacent to the hospital’s Pediatric Center. “Wyckoff Doctors is an essential part of the transformation of our organization, and reflects our commitment to serving the needs of our community by bringing needed services to the neighborhood,” Rodriguez said.
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