Water Main and Sewer Main Replacement Project

Water and sewer main replacement project impacts Park Place, Vanderbilt and Underhill Avenues

RECENT UPDATES
A new project schedule was issued on April 07 2023 as part of the project's Second Quarter 2023 Project Newsletter (see Project Schedule below, and see Project-related documents below for the newsletter).

Description
From April 2021 until approximately March 2024, a project to replace the water main and combined sewer main is taking place on Park Place from Carlton Avenue to Underhill Avenue, and on Vanderbilt Avenue from Park Place to Sterling Place, and on Underhill Avenue from Park Place to Sterling Place.

Purpose
The purpose of the project is to improve water distribution, alleviate street flooding and alleviate sewer backups. The project will entail significant street excavation and will disrupt traffic and parking.

Project Schedule
The dates below represent the most recently published schedule, contained within the Second Quarter 2023 Project Newsletter issued by the project's Community Construction Liaison, on Apr 07, 2023. These timeframes are subject to change pending weather and field conditions.

• Spring 2023: Installation of combined sewer line and water main at Park Place from Vanderbilt Avenue to Underhill Avenue
• Summer 2023: Installation of combined sewer line at Underhill Avenue from Sterling Place to Park Place
• Fall 2023: Removal of two existing electrical manholes and ducts interfering with the installation of the combined sewer line at Vanderbilt Avenue from Sterling Place to Park Place
• Winter 2023: Installation of combined sewer line at Vanderbilt Avenue from Sterling Place to Park Place
• Spring 2024: Final restoration

Community Construction Liaison
The NYC Department of Design and Construction assigns a Community Construction Liaison ("CCL"), to projects such as this one which impacts the community. The current CCL is Shernell Pemberton, and you can find her contact information below.

A previous CCL on the project, Ahmed Elhashash, attended the May 19, 2021 PPUABA meeting, gave a short presentation and answered our questions. Additionally, Hadi Elhashash, the project's chief engineer, attended the Sep 22, 2021 block association meeting. The Sep 21, 2022 PPUABA monthly meeting included a detailed recap of a meeting with community residents attended by Shernell Pemberton and Hadi Elhashash, which occurred on Sep 20, 2022 on Park Place. You can listen to Ahmed's and Hadi's presentations, and read the minutes of the Sep 21, 2002 PPUABA monthly meeting by clicking on the links to the respective audio clips and minutes on the PPUABA Meeting Minutes page.

You can reach the CCL using the contact information below.

Shernell Pemberton, Community Construction Liaison (CCL)
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Project # SEK002386
250 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Office: 646-908-2131
Mobile: 347-967-0496
Email: Parkplccl@gmail.com

Photos
Scroll to the bottom of this page for some photos of the construction work.

Project-related documents
Below are links to project-related documents, with the most recent on top. I have "pinned" the instructions on how to handle a water shut-off at the top of the list.

• Instructions on How to Handle a Water Service Interruption.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of May 29, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of May 22, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of May 15, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of May 08, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of May 01, 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on entire block of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Tuesday May 02 2023 - 72 hour notice.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on west segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Monday May 01 2023 - 72 hour notice.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Apr 24, 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on west segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Wednesday Apr 19 2023 - 72 hour notice.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Apr 17, 2023.
• Second Quarter 2023 Project Newsletter sent April 07 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Apr 10, 2023.
• [POSTPONED] Scheduled Water Shutoff on west segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Monday Apr 10 2023 - 72 hour notice.
• No Parking Advisory for Underhill Avenue from Park Place to Sterling Place for week of Apr 10, 2023.
• No Parking Advisory for Underhill Avenue from Park Place to Sterling Place for week of Apr 03, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Apr 03, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Mar 27, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Mar 20, 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on west segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Monday Mar 20 2023 - 72 hour notice.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Mar 13, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Mar 06, 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on east segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Tuesday Feb 28 2023 - 24 hour notice.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Feb 27, 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on east segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Monday Feb 27 2023 - 72 hour notice.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on east segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Thursday Feb 23 2023 - 24 hour notice.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Feb 20, 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on east segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Thursday Feb 16 2023 - 24 hour notice.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on east segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Wednesday Feb 15 2023 - 24 hour notice.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on east segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Tuesday Feb 14 2023 - 24 hour notice.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Feb 13, 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on east segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Monday, Feb 13 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on east segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Friday, Feb 10 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on east segment of Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Thursday, Feb 09 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Feb 06, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Jan 30, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Jan 23, 2023.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Tuesday Jan 24 2023 - 24 hour notice.
• Scheduled Water Shutoff on Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill, Tuesday Jan 24 2023.
• IMPORTANT UPDATE regarding change in scope of work, primarily impacting residents of Park Place between Vanderbilt Avenue and Underhill Avenue.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Jan 16, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Jan 09, 2023.
• Weekly look-ahead bulletin for week of Jan 02, 2023.
• Winter Water Advisory.

To see project related documents from 2022 and 2021, please click here.

Photo gallery
Below is a selection of photos of work in progress on Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill Avenues.

The enormous drill, used to dig holes into which steel support beams are then lowered, is on the left. On the right, one of the beams being hoisted into position.

Closeup of the drill in action.

The drill and mechanical shovel. Kids (of all ages) from all over the neighborhood love to watch these huge machines at work!

A view down into the trench, where the new concrete sewer main has been installed, 17 feet below the roadway. On the right, a house sewer line (orange terra cotta pipe) which has been connected to the main. On the left, a house sewer line not yet connected to the main.

Once installed and after the house sewer lines are connected to the sewer main, the sewer main and house connections are covered in concrete.

A view of a completed section of new sewer line, encased in concrete.

Here's another view, taken in front of 301 Park Pl on Dec 11, looking west toward Vanderbilt Avenue (photo credit: Ed Regan).

Delivery of pipe for the new water main on Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill.
On the day before Thanksgiving 2022, the hard-working crew knocked off work a bit early to enjoy a pre-Thanksgiving meal together, al fresco, using a pallet of lumber as a table.