The Biggest NYC Infrastructure Project You Haven't Heard Of

THE BIGGEST NYC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF The Staten Island Siphon Project will accomplish two major goals: Provide a secure back-up water supply to residents of Staten Island, replacing two outdated existing siphons. Allow for the deepening of Anchorage Channel, one of the New York Harbor's busiest waterways, so that it can accommodate new cargo mega-ships and help boost the shipping trade. NEW YORK HARBOR NEW MEGA SHIP 25 CURRENT TUNNEL DEPTHS 50 NEW ANCHORAGE CHANNEL DEPTH 75 100 FT NEW WATER SIPHON TUNNEL THE SHIPPING TRADE PORT OF NY/NJ HANDLES 279,000 40% LOCAL JOBS PROVIDED BY of North Atlantic NY's shipping trade shipping trade CARGO VOLUME WILL DOUBLE over the next decade DRILLING THE TUNNEL THE DRILL 2003 110-TONS, 300 FT LONG CUBIC YARDS OF DIRT removed per day during drilling DIAMETER WATER MAIN 6' DIAMETER CONCRETE TUNNEL spanning Brooklyn to Staten Island 12' CREATING NEW JOBS The $250 million project connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. 200 0 75 A The Siphon project will create: CONSTRUCTION JOBS RELATED JOBS DELIVERING THE WATER The completed Siphon will supply Staten Island with water: 5. 150 million gallons per day millions of gallons per day in emergencies The Siphon will create: STATEN ISLAND BROOKLYN 6,545 ft of new water mains 1,700 ft of new water mains For more info on this exciting project, please visit www.nycedc.com or www.nyc.gov/dep STATEN ISLAND BROOKL