A significant subway enchancment challenge is ready to start, shutting down A trains on the Rockaway line for 4 months to handle lingering harm left behind by Superstorm Sandy and strengthen infrastructure in anticipation of future storms.
The service shutdown begins Friday night and can final by means of Could, in response to the MTA. There shall be no service alongside the A line between Howard Seaside-JFK Airport and Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue or Rockaway Park-Seaside 116 Avenue.
The Rockaway Park Shuttle may even be impacted. Riders received’t have shuttle service to or from Broad Channel, and the shuttle trains received’t run in any respect throughout the first weekend (Jan. 17-20). Learn up on full service impacts right here.
“It’s time to make the A practice extra dependable and resilient for Rockaway riders, and this plan is the quickest and most effective solution to do it,” MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber stated in a press release.
“I’m confident the NYC Transit team will deliver on fast and frequent alternative service while work is underway — just as they did for train customers over the summer,” Lieber stated, referencing the G practice summer season shutdown.
The MTA is providing free shuttle bus service whereas the practice service is down. The Q97 will run service between Howard Seaside and Far Rockaway, whereas the Q109 will run from Howard Seaside to Seaside 67 Avenue.
The Lengthy Island Rail Street may even be out there to Rockaway residents at a reduction. The fare shall be decreased to $2.75 every manner for folks shopping for tickets on the LIRR Far Rockaway Station.
Whereas it could be a big inconvenience, rehabilitation work on the Rockaway Line is important, the MTA says, to restore longstanding harm following Sandy. Regardless of the emergency repairs within the months instantly following the catastrophe, the company says there are nonetheless important repairs wanted to guard transit operations throughout future storms.
“The viaducts and bridge that carry trains across Broad Channel need major upgrades to help protect the line from future storms and ensure reliable service for over 9,000 daily riders,” the MTA stated in a press launch.
