Resting along Manhattan's West Side in Hudson River Park is Pier 76, a 5.6-acre site that the state of New York acquired from New York City. The state wanted to transform the former tow pound operation into a large public recreational space on the Hudson River. The LiRo Group provided construction management services for N.Y. State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation for the project that needed to be completed in 60 days. The scope of the project was demolition of the existing tow pound envelope with only the restored steel framing to remain in place to provide shade for patrons. The project required abatement of ACM and lead. LiRo's environmental group provided the remediation design and remedial monitoring. The scope also called for recoating the existing steel structure once the lead was remediated. This recoating was a late change that added to the challenge of meeting the project completion milestone. LiRo managed an added feature, the installment of a 73,000-lb propeller that once belonged to the SS United States passenger liner. The propeller needed to be relocated from the Intrepid Pier which is north of the project site. This required closure of West Street at 2:00 a.m. to rig the propeller and move it to Pier 76.
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