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CI boardwalk may be replaced with plastic composite
Posted by Dave on Mon Feb 20 11:36:19 2012 edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 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.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 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.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 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.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 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.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 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.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 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.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 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.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 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.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Yes. And the deckboards are recycled plastic too.
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