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the entire sidewalk has been torn up and there is zero accommodation for people walking. we need some sort of temporary walkway and cones or barriers so that people walking can get through here without taking their life in their hands on one of the cities High Injury Network streets Baldwin avenue.
19 Comments
Jersey City, NJ (Verified Official)
Concerned Resident (Registered User)
JohnnyRose (Registered User)
Acknowledged Engineering – Billy C (Verified Official)
jerseyflea (Registered User)
Billy C.,
Power Concrete Co. from Newark evidently has a contract to repair sidewalk corners at multiple intersections in the Heights.
I walked past 6 sites today. NONE have any provision for pedestrian safety.
Did Jersey City fail to write pedestrian safety into the contract?
I saw a Power Concrete truck with perhaps 50 extra orange barrels.
Why aren't these being deployed?
Concerned Resident (Registered User)
Ollie Oliver (Registered User)
Billy C,
When I walked my dogs this evening this corner was still roped off and we still had to walk in the street on Baldwin Ave, one of Jersey City's High Injury Network streets per the Vision Zero Action Plan. Seriously be ashamed.
Concerned Resident (Registered User)
jerseyflea (Registered User)
Billy C.,
I walked past 4 sites today. NONE have any provision for pedestrian safety, and NONE have any of the traffic cones you claimed Power Concrete was going to acquire and use.
The original photo showed the work area on the east side of Baldwin and St. Pauls.
This photo shows the work on the west side of the street. Pedestrians are still being forced out into traffic with NO protection.
Why can't Power Concrete use the barrels and yellow caution tape to demarcate pathways for the pedestrians?
Engineering – Billy C (Verified Official)
JK (Registered User)
Does the contractor work for the city? Or does the city work for the contractor?
Instead of asking the contractor to ensure pedestrian safety, shouldn't it be priority one? Are we missing something here?
Engineering – Billy C (Verified Official)
Concerned Resident (Registered User)
jerseyflea (Registered User)
Billy C.,
Some cones finally showed up after the concrete was poured!
The asphalt in the roadway was removed near the poured curb, but there are tripping hazards at every corner.
There are NO ramps or quick patch to provide a smooth transition for wheelchairs, strollers, etc.
jerseyflea (Registered User)
jerseyflea (Registered User)
Engineering – Billy C (Verified Official)
Ollie Oliver (Registered User)
In other words, "we did absolutely nothing to ensure safe pedestrian access during construction and now the construction is finished."
Do you see how that's a complete failure, Billy?
Closed Engineering - Paul R (Verified Official)