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Helicopter lifting materials onto Corning Tower leads to road closures
Published 9:46 am, Sunday, June 17, 2018
The Corning Tower on the Empire State Plaza on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union archive)
The Corning Tower on the Empire State Plaza on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union archive)
Photo: John Carl D'Annibale
The moon is seen beyond the Corning Tower on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
The moon is seen beyond the Corning Tower on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
ALBANY — A helicopter will lift construction materials from the Grand Street parking lot onto the roof of the Corning Tower from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
It's the first of three helicopter lifts scheduled for the coming months, as the state prepared to replace the building's rood and maintenance rigs.
The construction calls for several road and building closures, as well as parking restrictions Sunday.
The following roads will be closed until 5 p.m.:
- Phillip Street between Grand and Van Zandt streets
- Hamilton Street between Grand and Phillip streets
- Eagle Street between Madison and Lancaster
- Eagle Street northwest of Lancaster Street
- Eastbound traffic on Phillip Street at Madison Avenue
- Arterial from P-1 level ("Mousehole") to Madison Avenue
Sidewalks will be open for residents.
The following buildings and parking lots will be closed until 5 p.m.:
- Corning Tower
- Wadsworth Health Labs
- Concourse corridor from Corning Tower to the Post Office
- East Parking Garage
- Grand Street lot
- Walkway from Concourse level to East Parking Garage
- All plaza level structures and outdoor areas within 150 feet of Corning Tower
- P1, P2, and P3 South parking levels
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