Q&A
Council Member Zhuang addresses coordination between DEP and DOT for street repairs
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Council Member Susan Zhuang echoes concerns about confusion between DEP and DOT responsibilities for street repairs. Commissioner Aggarwala explains a successful joint program between DEP and DOT for coordinated street work.
- DEP has implemented a program embedding DEP crews with DOT repaving crews
- The joint program has been successful in Staten Island and Manhattan
- Commissioner Aggarwala expresses hope to expand the program citywide, pending funding
Susan Zhuang
1:21:56
Okay.
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Thank you.
1:21:57
Thank you.
1:21:58
And also, I just want to echo my colleague, counsel member, Bob Holden, said he had the issue about when they pay with the street.
1:22:09
Some place saying this is DDP issue, sometimes they're saying this is DOT issue.
1:22:17
For us, we just wanted the problem resolved.
1:22:20
This type of situation who we should go to go to your administration, who we should speak to?
Rohit T Aggarwala
1:22:30
Counsel member is as I mentioned, counsel member Holden, just the different agencies do have different jobs.
1:22:36
And even if it is a
Susan Zhuang
1:22:38
like a joint this type of issue, have we joined couple member from DOT, couple member from DEP?
Rohit T Aggarwala
1:22:46
Council member, what we do in fact, has been very successful.
1:22:50
We started it on Staten Island.
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We have undertaken it in Manhattan over the last year or so.
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And and if funding allows, we will roll it out across the city.
1:23:01
Is a program where we actually have a DEP crew, basically embedded with the DOT crew that is doing street repaving.
1:23:11
And they go in, they do work before the milling and and the re faving happens, and they go in afterwards.
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And it addresses actually precisely this problem that you've identified and the council member Holden identified.
1:23:25
We actually did it if if you look right here on Broadway about 6 months ago, that stretch of Broadway is perfect because we had DOT and DEP working together, and that is the kind of thing that more than customer service, I think, what we really wanna aspire to is actually doing the job well.
1:23:41
In an integrated way, and and that's something I hope we will be able to expand citywide.
Susan Zhuang
1:23:46
Thank you.
1:23:47
I would like to see more.
1:23:48
Thank you.
James F. Gennaro
1:23:50
Thank you, Casper, and for your for your for your questions.
1:23:56
During the last round of questions, deputy commissioner Lakata chimed in.
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And so oh, yes.
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I know.
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I'm just saying.
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I'm And I just wanna recognize that she's here because she chimed in and because we're like friends.
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So it's okay.
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I take care of my friends.
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And I recognize council member.
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I've listened to questions.
