Water Infrastructure Upgrades
The City continues with the first phase of its water main replacement project, which will replace a total of 15 blocks, or 7,000 linear feet of Hoboken’s oldest water mains. Construction will occur for the excavation and installation of new water mains from 8 AM - 4 PM as follows:
- Garden Street between 3rd and 4th Street will be closed on Monday 1/6/2020 and Tuesday 1/7/2020 for installation and testing of the new water main. Parking will be restricted during this time as well. No water service interruptions are anticipated in this work area.
- Garden Street between Newark Street and 2nd Street will be closed at certain times from Monday 1/6/2020 through Friday 1/10/2020 for installation of new water services. Parking will be restricted during this time as well. There will be temporary service interruptions for individual residents for up to an hour during the turnover. Each affected building will be notified by posting on the door.
More information about the water infrastructure upgrades project is available at
https://www.hobokennj.gov/resources/drinking-water-infrastructure-upgrades-phase-1
Stevens Institute Construction and Temporary Closure of Sinatra Drive
Beginning Thursday, January 8th through Sunday January 12th, Sinatra Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic due to construction on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology. Hoboken Police will be on scene to help mitigate any traffic related issues.
Northwest Resiliency Park
Construction continues on the 5 acre Northwest Resiliency Park, which will be New Jersey’s largest resiliency park. Construction will occur from 8 AM - 4 PM, Monday 1/6/2020 through Friday 1/10/2020 for driving steel piles for the cistern. There will be some noise and vibration associated with this work. More information about noise and vibration mitigation measures is available at
http://nwpark-cityofhoboken.opendata.arcgis.com/pages/construction-updates.
More information about the Northwest Resiliency Park project and construction updates are available at
www.hobokennj.gov/nwpark.
Rebuild by Design
On behalf of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the Engineering Team for Rebuild by Design will be drilling one soil boring at the vacant lot north of Harborside Park, east of Park Avenue near 16th Street on Monday 1/6/2020 and Tuesday 1/7/2020. Minor noise will result from this work from 8 AM - 4 PM, in compliance with the City's noise ordinance. This geotechnical investigation is part of the engineering design analysis for the $230 million federally-funded Rebuild by Design project, which will resist coastal flooding like occurred during Superstorm Sandy.
More information about the Rebuild by Design project is available at
https://www.nj.gov/dep/floodresilience/rbd-hudsonriver.htm.
