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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #45 on: October 11, 2009, 07:10:08 PM »
Not a bad idea.  It's definitely something worth considering.

As always, Bob, thanks.
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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #46 on: October 12, 2009, 11:19:24 AM »
OK - good.

It should be easy to set this up quickly.

Keep us posted.



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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #47 on: October 12, 2009, 08:06:47 PM »
The City Manager approved the idea.

I amended our public notice to read: Anyone who would like periodic updates about Anderson Street should send an email to citymanager@hackensack.org with subject line "Anderson Street Status".

Let's try it out.


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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #48 on: October 12, 2009, 08:38:58 PM »
Can the periodic updates also be posted on this website?

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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #49 on: October 12, 2009, 09:03:46 PM »
Sure. We'll know more in the next couple of days.
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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #50 on: October 13, 2009, 10:44:29 AM »
I amended our public notice to read: Anyone who would like periodic updates about Anderson Street should send an email to citymanager@hackensack.org with subject line "Anderson Street Status".

Thanks, that's great - the emailed information may have added benefits by providing lessons in civics and history with regard to the bidding process and the problems caused by the antiquities beneath our streets.

Question: could a new notice with this new information be placed on hackensack.org since many people have seen that info box for nearly a month and would have no reason to revisit it because it has the 9/17 date on it?



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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #51 on: October 15, 2009, 08:38:15 PM »
Thank you Editor for your work in updating the information on the City's website.  The new information provides a detailed description of the steps being taken to correct the problem.

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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #52 on: October 15, 2009, 09:13:37 PM »
Thanks: http://www.hackensack.org/controls/eventview.aspx?MODE=SINGLE&ID=467

I plan on sending the email per Bob's suggestion tomorrow.

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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #53 on: October 29, 2009, 03:48:17 PM »
Here's a welcome sight - a new crew working on Anderson St!

I didn't get the details of exactly what they'll be doing, but from the one worker I spoke to, it sounded like it would more laparoscopic in nature than the open-heart surgery of 2 months ago.

I imagine that an update is coming soon with better details.



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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #54 on: November 06, 2009, 04:40:06 PM »
Thinking they should be almost done by now, I asked a couple of workers today when they'd be wrapping things up and  - almost in unison - they said, "The end of the year"!

One indicated that they'd have to cross Main St. and go to River St. Assuming he wasn't pulling my leg, what a mess THAT will be!

If true, I'm guessing that would not be part of the most recent bid proposal and the city would have to go through that process again.

Where does it end? Those brick pipes are all over the city.


BTW - has anyone received any email updates? I know of more than one person who signed up, but hasn't. If you didn't, one was posted on the city's site on October 30, but not everyone goes there, especially when they think it's showing up in their inbox.

Since it wasn't posted on this site either, this is it in its entirety:





Below are some pictures taken since work resumed.

The third one is right on the SW corner of Main and Anderson and the last one appears to be the block's blowhole.


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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #55 on: November 07, 2009, 08:41:24 PM »
Thinking they should be almost done by now, I asked a couple of workers today when they'd be wrapping things up and  - almost in unison - they said, "The end of the year"!

One indicated that they'd have to cross Main St. and go to River St. Assuming he wasn't pulling my leg, what a mess THAT will be!

If true, I'm guessing that would not be part of the most recent bid proposal and the city would have to go through that process again.

Where does it end? Those brick pipes are all over the city.


Who knows when this will end. The latest repairs (Main to River) are being done with "emergency" funds I believe. That has been the standard way of repairing sewer lines on an as needed basis. There just is not enough money to get it done any other way. So we keep digging a financial hole with emergency funds -vicious cycle
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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #56 on: November 08, 2009, 03:09:23 PM »
I also did not receive an e-mailed update although I signed up.  However, I did see it on the City's website.

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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #57 on: November 08, 2009, 06:49:30 PM »
The last update was October 30 (same as above).  I have no new information as of yet. For anyone who didn't get the last update, please forward your email address to adib@hackensack.org. 

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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #58 on: November 09, 2009, 04:36:54 PM »
From what I gathered from the workers today, it sounds like by the time they get to work on the Main-to-River block on Anderson, the Union-to-Main block will be open. But still - I can't imagine the problems that will cause for all the bus lines that come through there and for all the cars coming across the Anderson St Bridge to get to Sears for holiday shopping, etc.

Ho! Ho! Hole!


Today's pictures:

I don't know what the apparatus in the first picture is - the Hackensack Space Needle?

In the second picture, it appears that they're mixing up a large quantity of Tang ("Not just for Astronauts!").

The third picture looks decidedly less tangy. At least one of the pipes is a sewage bypass pipe running east on Anderson going into the sewer at Main and Anderson. As I understand it, this is a necessary step to keep the broken 60" pipe area dry so the repair work can be done.



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Re: Road Cave-in on Anderson St
« Reply #59 on: November 12, 2009, 04:44:53 PM »
Guess what - a new problem!

The Hackensack Space Needle turns out to be a drill and I found out they have to drill to a depth of 45 feet.


Q: Why, if the broken pipe is only 20 feet below the surface?

A: Lots of groundwater that will take a week or so to pump out.


Photos 1 and 2 show the drill apparatus, 2 blue Silent Pumps, and a lot of heavy metal, which looks like what Homer told us were called sheet piles (stop giggling!).

(Photo 1 also shows the Sears flag at half-staff...........anyone know why? I hope it's not an editorial comment on this scene.)

Photos 3 and 4 show the drill bit about to go in and on its way down.



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