2023 Progress Updates

Progress Update, Week of July 31st, 2023

During the week of July 31, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material was placed between Union Street and Carroll Street and between Carroll Street and 3rd Street.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Capping material placement in progress between Union Street and Carroll Street.
Continued capping material placement in progress between Carroll Street and Third Street.

Progress Update, Week of August 7th, 2023

During the week of August 7, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material was placed between Carroll Street and 3rd Street. Additional material was placed manually between Union Street and Carroll Street and.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Capping material placement in progress between Carroll Street and Third Street.
Manual material placement in progress between Union Street and Carroll Street.

Progress Update, Week of August 14th, 2023

During the week of August 14, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material was placed between Carroll Street and 3rd Street and  between Union Street and Carroll Street.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Capping material placement in progress between Carroll Street and Third Street.
Manual material placement in progress between Union Street and Carroll Street.

Progress Update, Week of August 21st, 2023

During the week of August 21, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material was placed between Union Street and 3rd Street.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Capping material placement in progress between Union Street and Carroll Street.
Capping material placement in progress between Carroll Street and Third Street.

Progress Update, Week of August 28th, 2023

During the week of August 28, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material was placed between Carroll Street and 3rd Street.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Capping material placement in progress between Carroll Street and Third Street.
Continued capping material placement in progress between Carroll Street and Third Street.

Progress Update, Week of September 4th, 2023

During the week of September 4, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material was placed between Carroll Street and 3rd Street.

Equipment and materials were staged for the upcoming transition from capping with the low velocity spreader to excavator-based material placement.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Capping material placement in progress between Carroll Street and Third Street.
Continued capping material staged for placement.

Progress Update, Week of September 11th, 2023

During the week of September 11, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material placement was completed using the low velocity spreader barge. The low velocity spreader barge was demobilized.

Capping material placement will continue using an excavator. This week the excavator was used to place material between Butler Street and Union Street, and around the Union Street Bridge abutments.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Transporting the low velocity spreader barge offsite.
Placing capping material with an excavator.

Progress Update, Week of September 18th, 2023

During the week of September 18, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material placement continued North of Union Street.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Capping material placement in progress.
Continued capping material placement.

Progress Update, Week of September 25th, 2023

During the week of September 25, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material placement continued north of Union Street.

Capping material was also placed around the Union Street Bridge abutments. Equipment was mobilized to place additional material between Union Street and Carroll Street.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Capping material placement in progress at the Union Street Bridge.
Leveling placed material using the excavator north of Union Street.

Progress Update, Week of October 2nd, 2023

During the week of October 2, the Gowanus Remediation Team (GRT) continued the RTA 1 Capping Operation. Capping material was placed and graded north of Union Street and between Union Street and Carroll Street.

Photos of construction activities are provided below.

Capping material placement in progress.
Material transport barge in transit.