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April 28, 2017
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New York City Transit to Perform Critical Repairs on Canarsie Tunnel Ahead of Planned 2019 Closure2 Weekend Outages in May Planned for Critical Repairs, Prep Work
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New York City Transit (NYCT) will conduct critical repairs and preparatory work on the In addition to assuring safe, reliable service through the Canarsie tunnel, work performed during the two scheduled weekend service outages between the 8 Av station in Manhattan and the Broadway Junction station in Brooklyn will allow crews to also begin prep work for the full-scale $477 million in planned repairs in 2019. In order to minimize the impact of the outages, the work is being done on weekends because the ridership is lower and on a holiday weekend when an extra day can be utilized, which will result in one less weekend outage needed. During these weekend outages, crews will replace ties from 8 Av to Broadway Junction and install continuously welded rail, which will result in smoother rides for customers and require less upkeep. Crews will inspect the communications systems along the line and perform maintenance on other track and tunnel infrastructure. The preparatory work includes surveys of the tubes, tracks and other areas within the track tunnel, which cannot be performed while trains are in service and the third rail is energized. SERVICE CHANGES: From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 6, to 5 a.m. Monday, May 8, and on Memorial Day weekend from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 27, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, To accommodate customers during the weekend outages, MTA New York City Transit will provide a variety of service alternatives and free shuttle buses for subway customers, including: For service between Manhattan and Brooklyn: During both weekends, on each Saturday from 6 a.m. to midnight and from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. each Sunday, In Manhattan: The M14A and M14D serve For service within Brooklyn: Free shuttle buses will operate along the
Overnight work is also scheduled on the CANARSIE TUNNEL CLOSURE The MTA has planned a full closure of the Canarsie Tunnel in spring 2019 to perform major rehabilitation and repair of the tunnel’s two tubes, which were flooded during Superstorm Sandy. Overhauls of two other flooded under-river tunnels, Montague The Canarsie Tunnel suffered extensive damage to tracks, signals, switches, power cables, signal cables, communication cables, lighting, cable ducts and bench walls. To expedite construction and minimize service disruptions for hundreds of thousands of |
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