Anderson Street Station (Future)

[BLeafe]

The Vatican actually has a telescope operating in conjunction with the University of Arizona on top of a mountain range in Arizona which is manned by Jesuit astronomers and scientists. The purpose of the telescope is to detect extraterrestrial life.

To bring us back to our starting point.................has the Vatican got a telescope that detects any beings - extraterrestrial or otherwise - working to build the Anderson St Station?

A month ago, irons35 indicated that what he saw in the photos amounted to about 2-3 days of work.

What say you now, Mike?

[irons35]

I think its completely pathetic, and a microcosm of what public works projects have become in this country.  low bid crap work.

[just watching]

THe contractor is using this project as "fill" for his schedule.  He has other projects (Private Sector projects) that have time commitments, and whenever he isn't busy, what the hell, lets work a day on the Anderson Street train station.

[Homer Jones]

I presume that somewhere within the New Jersey Transit bureaucracy there is a project manager for the Anderson Street Station whose responsibility is to make sure that the station is built in accordance with the plans and specifications that the contractor was the successful low bidder on.
Keep in mind that the Empire State Building was constructed in 54 weeks and the Anderson Street project is in it's 5th month.

[BLeafe]

Friday March 29, 2013, 4:33 PM
BY  JENNIFER VAZQUEZ
NEWS EDITOR
Hackensack Chronicle

"We have broken ground," she said. "We are expecting for the project to be completed sometime late fall."

I hope that's this year.

[BLeafe]

Week 24

NEWS FLASH!!  WORKERS ON SITE!!  ACTUAL INFORMATION!!

I drove by the site yesterday and early this morning - same ol', same ol' nada.

But on my way back later this morning, I saw PEOPLE there! One was a worker painting an interior wall yellow and the other appeared to be a supervisor talking on a cellphone (see picture below).

I walked around to the Straphanger side and got the second man's attention (he said he was with NJ Transit):

"When's this gonna be finished?"

"That's a good question."

"Got a good answer?"

I told him I hadn't seen anyone working there for a while and he said that there was a big holdup because of a debate over a midstream change in the roof design. Apparently, that's now been resolved and we should see lots of activity soon because there's now some pressure to get it done quickly.

He then said something about the governor doing a photo op at the opening of the station before the election and I guess you don't wanna disappoint a guy who's stronger than the storm.

[Homer Jones]

Gubernatorial in 2013 or presidential in 2016? Just curious.

[BLeafe]

Week 25

Stonework! Color!

1. The back view

2. We got culcha!

3. Flats (blue), corners (red), accessory (green)

4. Flavors: Alpine Ledgestone Chardonnay and Watertable (something) Sill Mocha

5. The view from Anderson St

6. Stonework closeup

[Homer Jones]

According to the boxes we could be looking at the City's new culture center.

[BLeafe]

Week 26

The third picture shows that word on the box that I couldn't make out last week: SWT.

Didn't she play "Hot Lips" Houlihan on "M*A*S*H"?

[BLeafe]

Week 27

Is anybody liking these stones on the building? I thought we were gonna get a yellow station like we had.

I'll have to see the finished product, but right now this seems like a lot of extra expense.

I hope I'm wrong.

[just watching]

BLEAFE, would love to see you take and post pictures of the big 222 units going up on State street next to the Cultural Arts Center.

[BLeafe]

Week 28

[just watching]

The cultured stone is nice, but I had been hoping they would built an exact replica of what burned down.

[BLeafe]

Week 29

No change.