An extensive list of maintenance, cleaning and repair assignments will be performed along a portion of the  Line, beginning Monday, May 1, when MTA New York City Transit’s FASTRACK program begins the first week of a two-week effort in Lower Manhattan.   FASTRACK work will be performed for four consecutive weeknights, from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on May 1-5 and May 8-12.  During those periods,  service will be suspended in both directions between Broad St and Delancey-Essex St.  Normal  service will operate between Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer and Delancey St-Essex St.     

Travel alternatives:

•  and  trains provide connecting service between  trains at Delancey St-Essex St and Lower Manhattan.  Transfer between  and  trains at Delancey St-Essex St.  Transfer between  and  local or  trains at Bleecker St/B’way-Lafayette St.
• Use the  or  to/from Lower Manhattan.   trains at Fulton St connect with  trains at Broadway Junction.   trains at World Trade Center connect with  trains at Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av.

FASTRACK has been designed around the careful determination that there is adequate alternate means of transportation, including enhanced services along some bus lines during work periods.  Alternative transportation options will be detailed in announcements and posters on trains, in stations and on selected buses; brochures will be available in both English and Spanish.  More information on this FASTRACK can be found on the web at http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/fastrack_J_Line.htm

Wynton Habersham, Senior Vice President for the Department of Subways said "FASTRACK has proven to have a significant impact on decreasing delays – both in terms of consolidating maintenance forces in a concentrated area and in terms of proactive maintenance that improves service delivery.”

FASTRACK was introduced in January 2012, devoting four straight weeknights to perform maintenance work in tunnels, stations and on tracks, completely suspending service within a given line segment for a seven-hour period between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m..  This gives free access to the system, allowing an army of maintenance workers to perform dozens of tasks repairing and replacing components that are vital to providing safe and reliable train service without the concern of having to "clear up" to allow trains to pass.  FASTRACK efforts have been highly successful in providing a safer work environment for employees and improved station conditions for customers.

Our next FASTRACK overnight closure will be on the  Line between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand for two consecutive weeks from June 5-9 and June 12-16.