Image by Paul Sahner
A reader sent in this picture of the Roosevelt Island Bridge with it’s new paint job and commented:
The crew working on the RI Bridge renovation uncovered the top of the structure today to reveal it’s new darker red paint
Also, remember that RIOC has issued a weekend advisory for the Bridge.
WEEKEND WORK SCHEDULED
FROM FRIDAY, MARCH 14,2008 UNTIL MONDAY, MARCH 31,2008
WORK HOURS WILL BE CONTINUOUS FROM FRIDAY 8:OO PM THROUGH MONDAY 6:00 AM
On other Roosevelt Island Bridge news, kudos to the Bridge workers who were able to stop a distraught person from jumping off the Bridge earlier this week. From the Roosevelt Island Public Safety 24 Hour Incident Report:
3/12/08-700 AM to 3/13/08-700 AM
Aided/EDP- R.I. Bridge a male adult attempted to jump off the Bridge. 2 Bridge Construction workers stopped him. EMS, FDNY, NYPD and PSD responded. Male was taken to the Hospital by EMS.
Unfortunately, nobody was able to prevent a similar occurrence from happening on the 59th Street Bridge a day earlier. From the Roosevelt Island Public Safety 24 Hour Incident Report:
3/11/08-077 AM to 3/12/08-700 AM
DOA- On East River 59th Street Bridge an adult male jumped off the bridge. The deceased was removed by NYPD Harbor Patrol.
Complete Roosevelt Island Public Safety 24 hour Incident Reports from January 19 – March 10 2008 are here. There is also a Roosevelt Island Public Opinion poll on how well the Public Safety Department is doing its job on the right column of this page. Give your opinion.