One initiative to accommodate construction of new apartments without destroying existing places is being put forward by the New York City Planning Commission under its chairman, Joseph Rose.
From this lofty vantage, the entire site is laid out in precise, almost elegant detail: the improvised traffic lanes that shift to accommodate construction; the beginnings of what will be the wide outer ring; the steady procession of taxis, cars and heavy machinery around the Columbus monument.
In late October 2012, the Tilghman Street Bridge over the Lehigh River was repaved in order to accommodate construction vehicles for the long-awaited beginning of the American Parkway Bridge project.
By 1993, the layout of the underground facility was changed to accommodate construction by a tunnel boring machine.
A new 184 by drydock and two 180 by slipways were built at Ferrol to accommodate the construction of the three battleships.
The ban applies specifically to nonemergency work on streets and sidewalks, but it will probably affect building construction as well, as it limits the blocking of streets to accommodate construction-related vehicles.
When the area of road available for traffic is further restricted to accommodate the construction of a new or replacement sewer, the traffic congestion undoubtedly becomes worse and unacceptable to the road users.
This paper presents construction methods that unfold their full potential by linking digital design, additive fabrication and material properties and hence allow accommodating the construction of complex concrete structures.
