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Even in the off-sea­son, Gov­er­nors Island is a busy place. In addi­tion to prepar­ing for the first phase of con­struc­tion for the Park and Pub­lic Space Plan, we are under­tak­ing an ambi­tious pro­gram to make cap­i­tal improve­ments across the Island and in the Bat­tery Mar­itime Build­ing. These invest­ments will bring the Island’s infra­struc­ture into the 21^st cen­tu­ry and play a crit­i­cal role in the Island’s transformation.

One of these projects is the mod­ern­iza­tion of docks on the Island and in Man­hat­tan. The lift bridges, mechan­i­cal and elec­tri­cal sys­tems in the BMB are being replaced to ensure con­tin­u­ous vehcile, bicy­cle and pedes­tri­an access to the fer­ry over the next year and beyond. Above, you can see the lift bridge being removed to ready the slip for a replace­ment lift bridge.

[cap­tion id=“attachment_4848” align=“aligncenter” width=“300” caption=“An unusu­al view of the Slip 7 lift bridge as it is removed from the Bat­tery Mar­itime Build­ing to make way for a new bridge.”][/​caption]