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Another creature found its way to the Gowanus Canal back in 2007, also with an unhappy ending.
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New York (CNN) -- A dolphin stranded in Brooklyn's highly polluted Gowanus Canal on Friday has died, according to the Riverhead Foundation.
CNN: Rescuers: Dolphin stranded in polluted New York canal dies
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An inbound lane on the Gowanus Expressway from Sixth Avenue to the tunnel was installed in 1996, said Adam Levine, a state Department of Transportation spokesman.
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In New York, Scape Studio has proposed to use the oyster's natural cleaning ability to help clean up the contaminated waters of the Gowanus Canal.
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"It's not clean water there, " said Linda Mariano, the 69-year-old co-founder of Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus, a group that supports the area's Superfund status.
WSJ: Dolphin Dies in Gowanus
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More lanes followed on the Gowanus and Staten Island Expressways, and they are currently being extended on both roadways, with the lanes expected to reach Victory Boulevard in 2015.
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"It's very uncommon for a dolphin or any marine animal to be in the Gowanus, but it's happened before, " Rob DiGiovanni, Riverhead Foundation's director and senior biologist, told CNN Friday.
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Simultaneously, the construction of sewage channels and the Gowanus Expressway on the community's eastern edge created a physical barrier between Red Hook and the rest of Brooklyn, crippling the already struggling community further.
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At either end of the bridge, the MTA plans to construct new ramps one to connect with the HOV lane on the Gowanus Expressway, the other a flyover for buses coming from Staten Island's Father Capodanno Boulevard, so buses can avoid the "turbulence" of crossing multiple traffic lanes at the toll plaza, Mr. Ferrara said.
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