Police, NNS Security to Increase Patrols 6 l 4 l 2018
In the May 21 edition of Currents, an article was published about increased patrols in the vicinity of the North Yard due to complaints received from residents in the area. The city of Newport News and Newport News Shipbuilding continue to receive reports regarding the following:
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• Illegally parked vehicles and oversized vehicles parked outside of barriers and blocking roadways • Excessive speeding and reckless driving on main roadways and side streets • Trespassing and littering on homeowners’ property • Pedestrians attempting to cross main roadways with oncoming traffic To address concerns, NNS Security and the Newport News Police Department will... CONTINUED ON PG 5
Justin Posey, sales manager for Tidewater Safety Shoes, right, hands a pair of safety shoes to shipbuilder Branden Taliaferro in the company's mobile vendor truck. Photo by Ashley Cowan
Safety Shoe Fridays in the North Yard Shipbuilders working in the North Yard now have a more convenient option to purchase safety shoes and insoles. Tidewater Safety Shoes stages its mobile vendor truck outside of the 60th Street gate, next to the Welding School, from 6:30 until 8 a.m. and from 2:30 until 4 p.m. on the third Friday of each month. "I always try to make time to get down to the storefront, but sometimes that is challenging,” said Fitter Branden Taliaferro (X11), who visited the truck in May. “It was very convenient just to walk out of the gate and have the store right there to sell me a pair of steel-toe shoes." CONTINUED ON PG 2
Huntington Avenue Bridge Replacement Project to Begin The city of Newport News' project to replace the Huntington Avenue bridge is scheduled to begin today, June 4, with completion anticipated in June 2019. However, the bridge will likely not close until mid-June as preparation work (such as installing detours, signage, traffic signals, etc.) must be completed before construction can begin. Employees should pay close attention to signage, detours and markings. As additional information becomes available, it will be communicated to employees. To learn more, view the Distribution A memo.
Wayne Jennings welds an angle bar to a deckplate. Photo by Matt Hildreth
NEW! Check Out June Hot Shots Hot Shots is a collection of photos taken around Newport News Shipbuilding by staff photographers. View the June edition on MyNNS or the NNS to Go app.