MTA will limit the work of the metro: dates and times of overlap

The MTA will close Railroad Tunnel # 4 between Manhattan and Brooklyn for three weekends, starting October 16 evening. This and other repairs in the New York subway, scheduled for the near future, the newspaper writes. Daily News.

The New York Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced the temporary closure of the tunnel number 4 between Manhattan and Brooklyn. The line will be closed next weekendand October 23-26 и with 6 9 for November from Friday 21:30 to Monday 5:XNUMX.

During the repair, it is planned to replace the support beams and fix other defects in the tunnel, the Transport Department said.

MTA officials announced the closure of the line just two days before the weekend. However, they clarified, this is only a temporary restriction for passengers who will be able to use lines 2 and 3 - they cross the same stops as line 4 in Brooklyn.

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The Joralemon Tunnel, which runs under the East River from Bowling Green to Joralemon Street and Willow Square, was last renovated in 2017. Then, for six months, they repaired structures damaged in 2012 by Hurricane Sandy; repair costs were $ 75 million.

Other repairs by MTA

In addition, the New York Transportation Authority plans to carry out renovations on lines No. 2 and No. 3 in Brooklyn. They are also scheduled for weekends, 13 and 20 November.

As a result, trains on these lines will skip stops between Atlantic Avenue - Barclays Center and Franklin Avenue from 9:30 pm every Friday to 5 am every Monday.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when the number of metro passengers dropped by 70% compared to last year, MTA was able to complete many planned repairs, the agency said. “As passengers continue to return to the system, we want to make sure there are as few disruptions as possible,” said Sarah Feinberg, interim president of NYC Transit.