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University of Notre Dame Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences
2009
 Junior Class Field Trip
New York City Infrastructure Basics

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Itinerary

Thursday, October 8

6:45am

Meet at Royal Excursion bus – pick up Eck Visitor Center
Departure 7am

7:30pm Dinner at Katz’s Delicatessen, 205 E. Houston Street
8:45pm

Bus to Brooklyn Bridge - Manhattan side, City Hall

 

9:00pm

Walk across Brooklyn Bridge - over to Brooklyn - 1 mile walk
Ice Cream at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory (if in time, open until 10pm)
1 Water St., Brooklyn, NY 11201

 

10:30pm

Bus to Crowne Plaza LaGuardia, 104-04 Ditmars Boulevard, East Elmhurst, NY, 718-457-6300

 


Friday, October 9

6:30am-7:15am

Breakfast buffet in hotel - Pavilion Grille

7:15am

Meet at bus - departure for AECOM, 20 Exchange Place, 15th floor  

8:00am-11:30am

AECOM
Presentation on Second Avenue Subway and World Trade Center Transportation Center projects
World Trade Center Transportation Center site visit         

11:30am

Travel to Empire State Building, 350 5th Ave. between 33rd and 34th Sts, 32 floor

12:15pm-12:45pm

Lunch - Skanska - 32nd floor                                

12:45pm-1:45pm Introduction to Skanska and LEED-CI Platinum Office Fit Out
1:45pm-2:30pm

Tour of office and Skanska Gallery

2:45pm              Meet bus for short trip to United Nations
Visitors Entrance located on 1st Ave. and 46st St.
3:00pm-3:15pm

Pass through UN Security, obtain UN Event Badges and proceed to Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium

3:15pm-3:45pm Presentation of United Nations Capital Master Plan
4:00pm-5:15pm

Tour of United Nations campus

5:30pm

Bus pick up at drop off point.
Travel to Columbia University
Drop off: 116th St. & Broadway - main Columbia entrance
Pick up: 118th St. & Amsterdam

6:15pm-7:15pm

Presentation at Columbia University, Research Shake Table Facility
Dept. of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Health monitoring around the NYC bridges

7:30pm

Brother Jimmy's BBQ, 428 Amsterdam Ave. (between 80th and 81st)

9:30pm

Return to hotel

 

Saturday, October 10

7:15am

Meet at bus - departure for Croton
Travel to Croton Water Filtration Plant
3701 Jerome Ave.
Bronx, NY 10467

8:0am-1:00pm Arrival at Croton
Breakfast 8:30am
Presentation 9:00am
Safety Orientation 10:00am
Site Walk-thru 10:30am
Lunch 12:00pm
1:00pm

Travel to Granite Construction Northeast, Inc. field office

2:00pm-5:00pm

Field Office
1630 East 15th St., 2nd floor
Brooklyn, NY 11229
Brighton Subway Line, Brooklyn - Stillwell Station, Coney Island

5:00pm-6:45pm

Walk the Boardwalk, Coney Island
Surf Ave. and the Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY

6:45pm-7:00pm

Travel from Boardwalk to L&B Spumoni Gardens

7:00pm-9:00pm  L&B Spumoni Gardens (Home of the world famous pizza and spumoni)
2725 86th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11223
9:00pm

Return to hotel

 

Sunday, October 11

6:30am - 7:15am Breakfast buffet in hotel, Pavilion Grille
7:15am Travel to St. Patrick's Cathedral
460 Madison Ave., New York, NY
8:00am Mass at St. Patrick's
9:00am

Bus to Lehigh University, ATLSS Center, Bethlehem, PA

11:00am-12:00pm

Tour of Lehigh University ATLSS Center
117 ATLSS Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Box lunch to be provided

Return to Notre Dame

10 hours 30 minutes from Lehigh to Notre Dame