Daily News from New York, New York • 83

HI 4 DAILY NEWS Monday, November 3, 1986 if (goiis By CHARLES SEATON Jacob Goldstein, the chairman of Community Planning Board 9, said the neighborhood welcomes the work on the parkway, which has deteriorated steadily over the last few years with pot-holes, wavy surfaces, bumps, and non-extistent curbing at several locations. "It has been a seven-year fight, trying to get this work done," Goldstein said. "We are all excited that the project is now headed to fruition," he said. "Now, hopefully, the contracts will be awarded to good contractors who will take as much of an interest in the job as the neighborhood does." Vaux, who designed other major scenic landmarks, including Central Park, Prospect Park, and Ocean Parkway. Eastern Parkway was completed in 1874 and extended from Grand Army Plaza to Ralph then the boundary of the borough.

The re-building will take in the 2.2-mile stretch between Pitkin Ave. and Washington Ave. The bids, which will be advertised Thursday are scheduled to be opened on December 19. "Advertising will continue thorugh the remainder of fall and continue through the winter, and the actual work is expected to begin by spring," Ross said. landmark roadway as quickly as possible.

The work will include a total reconstruction of the main roadway, the service road, the sidewalks, and the malls. "The contracts will also include the replacement of the lighting system and the creation of a revised traffic signal," Ross added. Eastern Parkway was given landmark status in August 1978 for its design and its role as the first parkway to be built in the United States. Officials of the Landmarks Preservation Commission noted that the parkway introduced some of the advanced urban-planning concepts of Frederick Law Olmstead and Albert Daily News Staff Writer A 2.2-mile stretch of historic Eastern Parkway, a major thoroughfare in Brooklyn, is set to get a $63 million reconstruction that will include its main roadway, service road, and lighting. The first step is scheduled for later this week when the city Department of Transportation advertises for bids by prospective contractors.

Transportation Department spokesman Victor Ross said bid specifications were being advertised at the request of Mayor Koch, who wants to see the work begin on the By CHARLES SEATON Earlier this month, Bath signed a letter of intent to purchase Coastal Dry Dock and take over the lease for most of its facilities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Industrial Park. "I believe that we have a real opportunity to put some of our ship-' repair professionals back to work and ultimately secure as many as 1,000 new jobs," Mega added. "I will follow up with Sen. Marchi and the mayor on our proposal to go for the funds for this project" the funds to help the company achieve lower operating costs. The $3 million would be used for improvements to the city-owned facilities at the Navy Yard.

The city then would lease them to Bath Iron Works. "Prohibitive costs, plus competitive pressures from other firms, figured largely in the demise of Coastal Dry Dock, which has laid off more than 1,200 workers over two years and is attempting to reorganize under Chapter 11," Mega said. space formerly held by the bankrupt Coastal Dry Dock and Repair Co. State Sen. Christopher Mega (R-Bay Ridge) and Sen.

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