Q&A
Minimizing night work during Port Authority Bus Terminal construction
0:54:46
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Council Member Bottcher asks about commitments to minimize night work from midnight to 7 AM during the Port Authority Bus Terminal construction. Port Authority representatives explain that while some night work will be necessary, they will work to minimize disruptions to the local community.
- Port Authority cannot commit to eliminating all night work due to project complexity
- They will work with contractors to minimize noisy work at night
- Sensitivity to local businesses and residents will be a priority
Erik D. Bottcher
0:54:46
Minimizing the use of night work from midnight to 7 AM, what commitments will you make with respect to that?
Glenn Guzzi
0:54:58
Oh, I don't know the answer to that question, in all honesty.
0:55:01
What we are currently doing is in the early stages of procurement.
0:55:05
So, once we onboard contractors, they will have to supply to us their means and methods.
0:55:11
Certainly, there will be criteria put upon them.
0:55:14
Whether that would be, say, loud and noisy work at night would be prohibited.
0:55:19
We would be always looking to minimize any disruptions to the local community, understanding, for instance, on 40th Street, across from the bus terminal, there are hotels.
0:55:28
They are in the business of selling rooms for sleep.
0:55:31
So we need to be very cognizant of the type of operation and what location it's taking place to be able to best minimize any of the disruptions.
0:55:40
Part of the construction logistics office, in working with local stakeholders, whether it's the community board, elected officials, offices, or local businesses, is to understand their needs before we engage in work to be able to come up with a plan that reduces any impacts.
Hersh Parekh
0:55:58
I'll just note, council member, I think, you know, for a project of this complexity and magnitude, there will need to be some overnight work just to make sure we can stick to a specific schedule, but we do recognize that this work would happen in an area where people live and work and and and and have other needs as well.
0:56:15
And so we'll be very, sensitive to that and do what we can, as as Glenn mentioned, to, listen to the community and and and do our best to minimize those impacts.
0:56:26
But just suffice to say that, you know, night work would be necessary for a project of this, size and magnitude.
