Gas Upgrades on

Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island Town Hall Meeting

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Agenda

Project Description

Benefits

Schedule

Work Set Up Examples

Mitigation Strategies

Communications Efforts

Questions
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Project Description

Risers
New gas mains

Con Edison will be upgrading the gas system on Roosevelt Island:

Replace existing gas risers

Install new gas mains along Main Street
Connect existing and new services
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Project Benefits

Improves system reliability

Replaces aging infrastructure

Reduces future maintenance for gas facilities

Increases gas capacity for current and future gas demand

Project Schedule
All start dates are subject to RIOCs approval

Phase 1 (risers)

Start Date: Late July 2015

Duration: 2 - 3 months
Hours: 7PM to 7AM*, Monday - Friday
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the first five days, crews will be working from 9AM to 2:30PM.

Phase 2 (gas main)

Start Date: Early August 2015

Duration: 3 - 4 months
Hours:

North and south of PS 217: 8AM to 4PM, Monday - Friday

In the vicinity of PS 217: 9AM to 2:30PM, Monday Friday

Phase 3 (tie-ins)

Start Date: Spring 2016

Duration: Periodic work throughout the Spring
Schedule is subject to change. We will notify the community of any changes.
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Project Schedule (cont.)

All start dates are subject to RIOCs approval

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1. Riser replacement work will start in late July and is estimated to be completed by Fall
2015.
2. Gas main work will start in early August in front of the FDNY building and move south.
3. Work will be performed around planned school activities.
4. Work will resume from the south in front of Blackwell House and move north towards
the risers. This is estimated to be completed by Winter 2015.
Next Spring, we will be back to tie the new gas facilities in.
Schedule is subject to change. We will notify the community of any changes.

Riser Work Set Up (Example)

Gas Main Work Set Up (Example)

Mitigation Strategies

2 traffic lanes will be maintained for

most sections of Main Street

Noise panels/barriers

Flag men for pedestrians and

vehicles

Steel plates for open excavations

Alternatives to back-up alarms for

vehicles

Wetting down of dust

Air monitoring

Communications Efforts

Work notices
Residents
Building representatives
RIOC
Elected officials
Community Board 8
Other stakeholders

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Questions?

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