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I Inday, day, DAILY NEWS BSI 3 March 19, 1989 off before Bey fall Lirossmg-'. em 'n aiTK EMERGENCY repairs fl 7 and major reha-rU bilitation still in the design fge, motorists again face severe iflic restrictions on the 79-year-old (nhattan Bridge, which carries ut 150,000 vehicles a day. wo Brooklyn-bound lanes on the jer deck have been closed since it 3 found that two beams supporting roadway had dropped several hes because of rust 'he lanes will remain closed at st until July, when repairs should completed, according to Samuel hwartz, chief engineer of the city partment of Transportation. 1 he two remaining lanes on the up- roadway are carrying traffic to nhattan, and the three lower lanes carrying traffic to Brooklyn. Two iway tracks on the bridge remain in ration; two others had been closed repairs before the beam corrosion discovered.

HYLAN Blvd. Bndge over Lemon Creek in Staten Island is rated the worst in the city and the reason appears obvious. jm hughes daily news Legislature must see and approve a bill to do so, said the spokesman. On the Manhattan Bridge, still to be designed or scheduled are repairs of cables and trusses on the east side, repairs of the east-side subway frame, complete replacement of the lower roadway and rehabilitation of the lower roadway approaches. The corroded beams were discovered as contracts were being written to rehabilitate the west upper roadway.

This was scheduled to be closed to start work later this year, with completion planned for 1995. The unstarted projects represent $141.1 million out of the $277.1 million budgeted for the bridge's complete rehabilitation, scheduled for 1997 completion. Williamsburg lagging Emergency repairs have been made on the Williamsburg Bridge, but major projects representing $280 million of $312.5 million earmarked for reconstructing that bridge have yet to go 'into design. These include rehabilitating the main bridge and cables, and constructing new approaches at both ends. Construction bids are not expected to be let for about two years.

Completion is scheduled for 1997. Repairs are further along on the Brooklyn Bridge. Rehabilitation of approaches and ramps at both ends, reflecting $43 million of the bridge's $175.5 million repair budget, have not been started. Completion date is 1995. Cable suspenders and stays are being replaced now.

On the Queensboro Bridge, a $75 million rehabilitation of Queens side approach trusses and the lower inner roadways is still in design; and yet to be designed is a $29 million rehabilitation of the outer lower roadways and approaches. The total repair tab is $237.5 million. Estimated completion is in 1993. besides correcting the corrosion, city has to replace about 10 steel tes and the damaged concrete un- -neath them. BOROUGH GRADE BUILT COMMENTS CROSSING BRIDGE ftmerous delays A2artanAve.

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The state would like to get rid of responsibility and the city would is to take back control, but the State 5 194a Kings Sheepshead Bay Ocean Ave. Replace fasteners, deteriorated fend er system, and bracing members ewnit-CSwfci 1904 Bronx Bronx River E. 153d St. CTremontAve. Bronx vw Good condition fl scour pooka: with stone.

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Sandblasl4 1945 Arthur KW S.L i Arthur IU pakitexposedd steel deck, ftef atrt seeSaslcancrai. I 1906 Repair minor Queens Stream Creek Forest Ave. JIDGES FROM PAGE ONE $312.5 million; the job is expected fie completed in 1997. Our dream is to enter the next cen- with our bridges as good as we re- jved them," Schwartz said. "The way this can happen is if the jte Legislature adopts the mayor's igram for dedicated funding a ney source that doesn't get lost in pther fiscal crisis." layor Koch last year proposed a which died in the Legislature Itiat asked for creation of a bridge I amission to take control of main- iiing all the city's bridges, he mayor suggested a "pay-as-you-sscheme" to help finance the com- 1S13 GoodyHUoa River 1931 Queens Northern Blvd.

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The "makesafe" crews will react on the same day to an inspector's report of serious damage, and make emergency repairs, according to Bernard McCoy, assistant commissioner in charge of maintenance and operations. The flag team then will move in "within a week" and make permanent repairs, McCoy said. Two weeks ago, a "makesafe" crew went to the Bedford Park Bridge at Jerome and Paul Aves. in the Bronx, after an inspector reported that a support beam looked out of place. While one group checked the beam, another checked out the nearby 205th St Bridge as a possible detour in case the Bedford Park Bridge had to be closed, McCoy said.

Instead, the 205th St Bridge was found to need serious repairs while lbeBedford Park beam1 was found to This would include imposi-i of an auto use tax, increased o-registration and taxi-medallion 4 .1944 fH scour pockJt and higher sales taxes. mmmmm City Hall spokesman said the or plans to submit a revised pro- Chelsea Road Sawmili Creek S.I. 4 1930 rptoo section ofj FM void under timber supports. Protect exposed piles. Repair spalls.

Lai to the Legislature, asking again establishment of a bridge commis- he commission "would be some-are between an authority (like the Authority) and a city agency, but ependent of city government," Repair festentrs Kawtree Bsto liwartz said. It would be restricted naintaining and repairing bridges 1907 Bronx Fordham Road Bronx River I would not build them, he said. Severe spading, remove debris in channel, repair ribs.j jit would have a funding source im- vious to Duaget swings, in a nnan- cnsis (when sharp budget cuts made); when we're in an arena HytanBMi. Lemon Creek S.L "3 1925 Otepteced east i 4.f I AWS, crime.chpol&aiuUbospU public works are thfnstt gor 'sorhfe inexpfieabte1'0 Bureau of Bridges was created reason, it just was built differently ptf. Gnti'ng ir hnwgot rfong qq wiis nfTtnl.

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