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| LMDC Funding Expands Community Emergency Response Team The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation announced that it would provide $47, 896 to the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to enhance community preparedness in the area of 130 Liberty Street. OEM will use the money from the LMDC to fund the expansion of the Battery Park City Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The expanded CERT will be renamed to reflect the inclusion of the World Trade Center area. The expanded CERT will work throughout the neighborhood to educate the community about the project and provide information on how to respond in the event of an emergency. The LMDC is currently undertaking the deconstruction of the former Deutsche Bank Building at 130 Liberty Street, which was damaged on September 11, 2001. The deconstruction began in September with scaffolding and abatement. Scaffolding is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Physical floor by floor deconstruction is scheduled to begin early in 2006. The building is expected to be deconstructed in its entirety by Spring of 2007. In addition to the Emergency Action Plan, the LMDC has installed 12 air monitors in and around the site to measure the environmental impact at all stages of the project. There are also on-site safety managers from deconstruction firm Bovis Lend Lease and URS, which is the LMDC representative at the site. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Construction News :: home page |