Update week ending, March 18, 2011
 Utility locate with vac truck |
Work on the former Manufactured Gas Plant site at the LIPA substation in Glen Cove commenced on February 28, 2011. The first work included the mobilization of equipment and other items necessary to execute the scope of work. The work performed for this week included locating and identifying surrounding utilities and surveying site features and boundaries to guide the construction program. Steel, to be used as soldier piles, and wood lagging for the wall construction were mobilized to site. All of this work is for the construction of the retaining wall to support and safely execute the excavation phase of the Remedial Action Plan. The excavation will begin after the wall is installed. It is expected that the wall construction, followed by excavation, will take approximately 120 days to complete.
 Wires located during utilty search |
For the week beginning March 21, activities will include continuing to prepare the area for the new wall installation. Below ground utility locations will be identified and marked. Ssurveying of wall placement and rough grading of the soils in the wall location will also be undertaken. Deliveries will continue coming to and going from the site. Work will be conducted Monday-Friday from 7:00 AM until 6:00 PM and Saturdays from 8:00 AM until 6:00 PM. Saturday work is necessary to complete the project before the substation’s peak demand season.
As a reminder, National Grid has received approval from The City of Glen Cove that authorizes a 24 hour parking ban Monday through Saturday for approximately 50 feet on each side of the entry to the site at the corners of Grove and Stanco Streets. This ban will provide adequate space for trucks entering and leaving the Site. Truck traffic will enter and exit onto Grove Street towards Cedar Swamp Road. No Parking signs have been posted and the ban will be enforced by the Glen Cove police. The ban will be in place Monday – Saturday, 24 hours a day, for the duration of the project. Flyers outlining the parking changes have been distributed in the neighborhood.
A fact sheet summarizing the project and its potential impacts to the residents has been sent to nearby residents summarizing the work. The Fact Sheet, the finalized Phase I Remedial Action Work Plan and information about the parking ban can also be found in the Key Documents/Major Reports section of this website. A link to the Fact Sheet and Parking information can be found below.
National Grid previously awarded the remediation of the Glen Cove former Manufactured Gas Plant site to Posillico Environmental, Inc. of Farmingdale, New York (Posillico). Posillico will be completing the excavation portion of the overall site remedy as described in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation approved Remedial Action Plan. National Grid has retained AECOM to provide Construction Management services during the remedial action. GEI will be the Design Engineers of record, act as Environmental Consultants for the remedial execution phase and perform site wide air monitoring.
Glen Cove Phase 1 Remediation Fact Sheet.pdf