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Old Posted Jan 19, 2009, 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by genop View Post
60,000 cubic yards that is a hell of alot of fill and top soil. Thats anywhere from 2500 to 5000 truck loads depending on the types of trucks they use. Are there any jobs in the area requiring alot of haul off? If not i wonder where all that fill material will come from.
There's always dredging in the harbor, and the city's ongoing massive water-tunnel and subway construction projects. But I don't know where this particular soil is coming from. In a related note, they've been placing the soil and plantings at the High Line park for months now.
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