The MTA introduced further sign modernization work on the G line this summer time, requiring service suspensions between Court docket Sq. and Bedford-Nostrand Avs on choose weeknights and weekends, from Monday, July 14 by means of Monday, August 18.
The work is a part of a $368 million improve to switch the road’s almost century-old alerts with Communications-Based mostly Prepare Management (CBTC), a expertise that can enhance reliability for the G line’s 160,000 day by day riders. As soon as full, the G line will change into the third within the system totally transformed to CBTC.
Here is what’s altering:
Weeknights: No G service between Court docket Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs from 9:45 p.m. to five a.m. on July 14–18, July 24–25, August 4–8, and August 11–15.
Weekends: No G service between Court docket Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs from 9:45 p.m. Friday to five:00 a.m. Monday on July 25–28, August 1–4, August 8–11, and August 15–18.
Throughout these intervals, free shuttle buses will function each 3–4 minutes (weeknights) or each 5–10 minutes (weekends), stopping in any respect impacted stations. G practice service will proceed to function between Church Av and Bedford-Nostrand Avs.
Along with sign upgrades, final yr’s outages allowed NYC Transit to carry out main station enhancements, together with portray, tile alternative, and LED lighting conversions at 10 stations. The undertaking additionally enabled 5G mobile upgrades underground and the introduction of latest R211T open-gangway trains, that are CBTC-compatible.
Work on the G line modernization is predicted to proceed by means of Q3 2027. Riders can entry real-time updates by way of the MTA web site, MTA app, TrainTime, or by calling 511.
