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Construction Stalls on Hudson River Park

  HUDSON RIVER PARK  
  MANHATTAN COMMUNITY DISTRICT 01     MANHATTAN COMMUNITY DISTRICT 02  
  MANHATTAN COMMUNITY DISTRICT 04  
September 1, 2009
The Tribeca Trib

Construction has not begun on some portions of the Hudson River Park-- funding for these sections is still in jeopardy. A segment of the Tribeca promenade reaching to Laight Street is finished, and construction continues further south, between North Moore and Chambers streets. A three block section in the middle remains unbuilt. The president of the Hudson River Park Trust confirmed that the project will be completed by 2011 at the earliest, provided that state and city funding is available. The rising costs of work on Pier 26 have depleted funding necessary to complete the middle section of the park. In the meantime, a number of accidents have occurred due to the lack of separate pedestrian and bike paths.