NYC Dep moves to restart a break of $ 2 billion and leaks aqueduct

The New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection requests a new contract for LECKS in the DelaWare -aquäduct north of the city. The project aims to establish the final connection of a new bypass tunnel under the Hudson River, which would be the last step in the 2 -billion dollar program.

Dep, which announced on May 5 that the project would like to restart, concludes the tunnel section in October for repairs, but had to reopen in November due to historical drought conditions.

As a result, the existing construction contract was terminated. In view of a new procurement, DEP now expects the final connection to be completed after 2027. DEP also said that the new schedule could be impaired due to persistent concerns regarding a lower precipitation and the plans to improve the pumps in the aqueduct.

“A new contract must take into account any contingency to ensure that we meet our critical responsibility for the provision of the highest quality water for almost 10 million New York per day,” said Dep Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala in a statement. “This final connection will enable us to continue to meet our important mission for future generations.”

Dep identified in 1992 Lecks in the city of Newburgh next to the Hudson River. Monitoring shows that the tunnel can release more than 35 million gallons a day. According to Dep.

In 2010, New York City announced a plan to repair unexpectedly of the 85-mile aqueduct from Delaware, the longest tunnel in the world. The plan required a 2.5 miles long bypass tunnel to connect Lecks in Newburgh. The new bypass, which would be 600 feet below the river surface, will be the first tunnel that was built under the Hudson since 1957 when the south drum of the Lincoln tunnel was completed. According to the DEP, a separate smaller leak in the city of Wawarsing is also repaired when the bypass connection is established.