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CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite

Posted by Dave on Mon Feb 20 11:36:19 2012

New York - Famed NYC Coney Island Boardwalk May Get Plastic Makeover
Published on: February 20th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
News Source: AP

New York - New York City's Coney Island boardwalk may be getting a makeover — from wood to plastic.

The New York Times reports (http://nyti.ms/xtxiDs ) that the city parks department is proposing to replace stretches of the aging, 2.7-mile boardwalk with a combination of concrete and a type of recycled plastic that looks like wood.

Rob Burstein, chairman of the Coney-Brighton Boardwalk Alliance, says the plan would amount to "putting a piece of plastic into a diamond ring."

But Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe says the plastic composite can last 75 years and is cheaper to build with than wood.

The parks department says some natural woods last just eight years.

The plan to rebuild the boardwalk must be approved by the city's Public Design Commission before it can be carried out.
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Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite

Posted by LuchAAA on Mon Feb 20 11:49:06 2012, in response to CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite, posted by Dave on Mon Feb 20 11:36:19 2012.

Good. There are always problems with the wood. Rockaway should do the same.

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Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite

Posted by Amanda on Mon Feb 20 12:49:00 2012, in response to CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite, posted by Dave on Mon Feb 20 11:36:19 2012.

Good!

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Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite

Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Mon Feb 20 12:50:31 2012, in response to CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite, posted by Dave on Mon Feb 20 11:36:19 2012.

I remember hearing this several years ago.

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Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite

Posted by Fred G on Mon Feb 20 14:04:37 2012, in response to CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite, posted by Dave on Mon Feb 20 11:36:19 2012.

Good news!

your pal,
Fred

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Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite

Posted by Olog-hai on Mon Feb 20 15:33:36 2012, in response to CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite, posted by Dave on Mon Feb 20 11:36:19 2012.

Gotta love "composite" . . . old milk bottles and plastic bread wrappings; mostly polyethylene of various densities.

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Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite

Posted by italianstallion on Mon Feb 20 15:44:17 2012, in response to CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite, posted by Dave on Mon Feb 20 11:36:19 2012.

Good - we have a deck of that stuff (Trex). It's durable and attractive.

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Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite

Posted by grand concourse on Mon Feb 20 23:21:59 2012, in response to Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Feb 20 11:49:06 2012.

Yup.

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Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite

Posted by GP38/R42 Chris on Mon Feb 20 23:33:01 2012, in response to Re: CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite, posted by LuchAAA on Mon Feb 20 11:49:06 2012.

Yes. And the deckboards are recycled plastic too.


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