Construction
C & D Trains Switch Routes Due To Construction
I apologize for not posting this sooner but I have not been feeling well. If you have been following the “Service Diversions“, one of the biggest projects affecting multiple routes is the “Chambers Street Signal Modernization”. Once again this project will be a big part of the diversions as MTA NYC Transit announced yesterday afternoon, [...]
Two Bronx Stations To Close For 7 Months
As I have stated many times before, when I update the “Service Diversions” page, I include information for planned changes beyond just the weekend. So with that in mind, I would like to take a quick moment & bring notice to a big diversion involving some stations in the Bronx along the . The diversion [...]
Track Work Disturbing Locals
Every couple of months I come across these kind of stories in the New York Daily News. The formula usually goes something like this, MTA NYC Transit is doing construction on a subway line. The construction leads to complaints from locals who feel the noise is ruining their lives in some ways. This is once [...]
Stony Brook Station Renovations To Begin Soon
Just a short time ago, the MTA Long Island Rail Road announced that station renovations at the Stony Brook station would begin. Here are the complete details courtesy of a press release I received:
The MTA Long Island Rail Road’s Stony Brook Station, on the Port Jefferson Branch, will undergo a $2.7 million renovation project starting [...]
Brighton Line Station Rehab Update
If you checked the “Service Diversions” page for the most recent update, you would have noticed that the Brooklyn-bound side of the Avenue U & Neck Road stations are scheduled to reopen. Just a few minutes ago, I received a press release to talk about it. Here are the complete details:
MTA NYC Transit announces that [...]
Rockaways Station Rehab Updates
One of the lengthier construction projects going on within the NYC Subway is the station rehabs at some stations in the Rockaways. Just a short time ago, MTA New York City Transit sent me a press release containing the latest updates on this project. Here are the complete details:
Due to inclement weather and limited track [...]
110 New Parking Spaces Created At Ronkonkoma
Back in May, the Long Island Rail Road announced the beginning of a renovations to the parking lot at the Ronkonkoma station. A few days ago, the agency sent me a press release highlighting the creation of 110 new parking spots due to part of the project being completed. Here are the complete details:
MTA Long [...]
ADA Work Begins At Fulton Transit Center
I apologize for the lack of updates recently but I have been & continue to be under the weather. I am starting to feel better so I will try & catch up by the end of the weekend. Lets start with the announcement that ADA work has begun at the Fulton Transit Center. Here are [...]
Intercoms To Be Apart Of Future Station Rehabs
Later today, the MTA Board is expected to approve a funding request for a communications project that will help riders reach transit personnel in case of an emergency. The communications project calls for intercoms to be installed on subway platforms. The first set of stations to have these intercoms installed will be 5 along the [...]
Rockaway Stations To Undergo Rehabilitation
Earlier this morning, I updated the service diversions page with the latest information for this weekend & next week. One of the diversions I listed involved the temporary closure of three Queens-bound platforms in the Rockaways. The closure is part of a 5 month station rehabilitation project. Here are the complete details from a press [...]