RIOC Wins Award From Construction Women For Tram Modernization Project As Work Proceeds, Old Parts Stored & New Uses Sought For Cabins
The Roosevelt Island Tram has been shut down and out of service for the last 5 weeks as it undergoes it's Modernization program which just won one of The Future In Progress Awards from the Professional Women In Construction. The award will be presented to Roosevelt Island Operating Corp. (RIOC) President Steve Shane today although the Tram is not scheduled to resume operation until late August/Early September 2010.
How is the Tram Modernization project proceeding? Mr. Shane reports (Item 2) on the project's status:
Tram:On April 2, Paul Sahner (who writes the excellent NYC Grid photoblog) passed by the Tram Station and tweeted:
A. After 4 weeks since shutdown on March 1, the construction is proceeding apace, on schedule. We are monitoring closely.
The support and drag cables for the Roosevelt Island Tram have been removed from their tracks and are hanging from the middle of the towersbut before the ropes came down another person spotted a:
Man tight rope walking on the now defunct roosevelt island tram. Can you spot him?
Click on the image to enlarge and you will see him.
Anyone curious about what happened to the old Roosevelt Island Tram parts? Some parts, including the yellow gears
and red rescue buckets
are being stored in a Southtown fenced construction pen and the Tram Cabins are resting comfortably
or not
in the Motorgate area.
What will become of the Tram Cabins. Nobody knows for sure yet but during the March 24 RIRA Town Hall Meeting Mr. Shane
and red rescue buckets
are being stored in a Southtown fenced construction pen and the Tram Cabins are resting comfortably
or not
in the Motorgate area.
What will become of the Tram Cabins. Nobody knows for sure yet but during the March 24 RIRA Town Hall Meeting Mr. Shane
Image of March 24 RIRA Town Hall Meeting
mentioned two possible uses for the Roosevelt Island Tram Cabins. One idea is to use at least one of the cabins as a cafe to be situated in Southpoint Park. Another possibility is to put the tram cabin on a flat bed truck
and use it to transport riders
from the new Tram to Southpoint Park
and use it to transport riders
from the new Tram to Southpoint Park
All Aboard!!
