{"id":4076,"date":"2016-01-04T11:10:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/?p=4076"},"modified":"2016-01-20T10:22:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T15:22:21","slug":"second-avenue-subway-construction-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/second-avenue-subway-construction-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Avenue Subway Construction Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4077\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/ask\/structural\/second-avenue-subway-construction\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4077\" class=\"wp-image-4077 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Building-Front-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Second Avenue Subway Work Above Ground\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Building-Front-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Building-Front-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Building-Front-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Building-Front-485x364.jpg 485w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Building-Front-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Open-Building-Front.jpg 1064w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MTA construction work may require demolition of walls, floor slabs, and foundations.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Second Avenue Subway project has affected\u00a0many properties along its path, and a number of owners have had to make permanent alterations to their building systems as a result. Even with the first phase of the new subway line planning to open in December 2016, the MTA is still notifying properties about changes in its plans for ongoing construction due to unforeseen conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The impact that the construction work will have on your building will depend on many factors, such as the age of your building, its design, and the type of construction work being undertaken by the MTA.<\/p>\n<p>In RAND's latest <a href=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/ask\/structural\/second-avenue-subway-construction\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">Ask the Engineer<\/a>\u00a0column, we\u00a0discuss the issues involved with the city's massive project and how to prepare and ensure your building is properly protected from the heavy construction and demolition planned, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access agreement<\/li>\n<li>Structural evaluation<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring techniques<\/li>\n<li>Abatement and demolition<\/li>\n<li>Load transfer<\/li>\n<li>Deep foundations<\/li>\n<li>Utility shutdowns<\/li>\n<li>Noise and dust protection<\/li>\n<li>Inspections and warranties<\/li>\n<li>Blasting and boring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more, read the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/randpc.com\/ask\/structural\/second-avenue-subway-construction\" target=\"_blank\">full article<\/a>\u00a0and send us your questions or comments at\u00a0<a shape=\"rect\">&#x69;&#x6e;&#x66;&#x6f;&#x40;<span class=\"oe_displaynone\">null<\/span>&#x72;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x64;&#x70;&#x63;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;,<\/a>\u00a0or call us at 212-675-8844.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Diane Reid is a Senior Project Manager at RAND.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Second Avenue Subway project has affected\u00a0many properties along its path, and a number of owners have had to make permanent alterations to their building systems as a result. Even with the first phase of the new subway line planning...<\/p>\n <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/second-avenue-subway-construction-concerns\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read More\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":4077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,196,36],"tags":[380,393,370,384,394,322],"class_list":["post-4076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-safety","category-structural-categories","category-upper-east-side","tag-construction","tag-mta","tag-new-york-city","tag-rand-engineering-architecture","tag-seccond-avenue-subway","tag-structural-evaluations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/m.randpc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}