Plumb Beach Bike Path Prepped For Reconstruction


by on May 5th, 2010

Readers of our Twitter feed got an early update about Plumb Beach work. During a drive-by last Thursday, I noticed a battalion of workers going to town around the fenced-off portion, where the path had crumbled back in November. I tweeted, “Work being done at plumb beach today. Wonder whats up.”

This, people, is the kind of hard-hitting reporting that making following us on Twitter a necessity.

But back to reality. I went down to the beach on Friday to see what the workers were doing. They were already gone, and so was the bike path. The two damaged portions of the Plumb Beach bike path have been totally removed and the site has been prepped for new asphalt.

We’ll be watching out for the new pavement and let you know as soon as the bike path is open. But don’t expect it to stay open long. With nothing more than sandbags protecting the bike path and the Belt Parkway, and government agencies refusing to take the problem seriously, it won’t be long before the bike path washes away again.

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  • bagels

    Marty has money in the “budget” for that theater in Coney Island and bike lanes that no one uses, but yet nothing has been allocated to protect the Belt Parkway? I guess it's easier to chase the mouse while the elephant gets away.

  • Matt

    You may not use the bike lanes, but I've used every bike lane in Brooklyn. I'm thankful for these bike lanes as I've been side swiped by a car when I was on a street without bike lanes.

  • MikeyHorse

    Lots of people use those bike lanes. Me for instance. Less cars. More bikes.

  • Tim

    Count us in… My family uses the bike lanes.

  • dave

    HERE HERE, I use the bike lanes too!

  • Andy

    I use the bike lane on Bedford Ave five days a week.

  • dave

    HERE HERE, I use the bike lanes too!

  • Andy

    I use the bike lane on Bedford Ave five days a week.

  • http://hitchmountrack.com/ hitch mount rack

    it’s time to reconstruction LoL !!