realizm Posted September 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 17, 2014 With the R and G lines back at full service, the MTA is setting its sights on the next round of repairs to subway tunnels damaged by floodwaters during Hurricane Sandy. A source told NY1 that weekend repairs to the Cranberry Tube, which carries A and C trains between Brooklyn and Manhattan, will start in the first part of 2015. The tube, which 230,000 commuters travel daily through, was flooded by more than a million gallons of saltwater during the storm nearly two years ago. During the weekend outages, the A and C will run along the F line between Jay Street/Metrotech and West Fourth Street. And once that job is done, the MTA expects to go to do weekend repairs on the 53rd Street tube that carries the E and M trains in the second half of 2015.Read more: Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDTA Posted September 17, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 17, 2014 Just weekends? Big relief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Sith Posted September 17, 2014 Share #3 Posted September 17, 2014 53rd Street? What about the Rutgers tube?? That was hit pretty hard too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted September 17, 2014 Makes sense since the 53rd Street corridor is such a heavily traveled line on rush hours feeding into the second busiest subway line in the nation (Queens Blvd Line). On the other end into Manhattan, towards 42nd Street and 34th Street because of the PABT and Penn Station. 5th Avenue and 53rd Lex are very heavily traveled stations during rush hours as well. I guess thats why the MTA has the 53rd Street tunnel on target. The 63rd Street line escaped the brunt of the hurricane ironically. So the MTA heads want to take advantage of that scenerio with reroutes I guess. Thats my take on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted September 17, 2014 Share #5 Posted September 17, 2014 Praise the lord. It's just on weekends and/or nights. I'm glad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted September 17, 2014 Share #6 Posted September 17, 2014 A relief that I drive on the weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32 3838 Posted September 17, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 17, 2014 Good thing the will go to broad 24/7 in December, it will help on the weekends for people wanting Fulton st I would also have a special Shuttle that would run on the express tracks between 34th and Fulton st with a 20 min headway for people wanting Fulton st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted September 17, 2014 Share #8 Posted September 17, 2014 I would also have a special Shuttle that would run on the express tracks between 34th and Fulton st with a 20 min headway for people wanting Fulton st How would this so-called shuttle benefit anybody when there are already other lines that run 24/7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quill Depot Posted September 17, 2014 Share #9 Posted September 17, 2014 They're gonna go tube to tube until they're all fixed. A relief that I drive on the weekends. Until you look at the traffic report… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 17, 2014 Share #10 Posted September 17, 2014 How would this so-called shuttle benefit anybody when there are already other lines that run 24/7? IDK...But most riders who use the already know how the gonna do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QM1to6Ave Posted September 17, 2014 Share #11 Posted September 17, 2014 Makes sense since the 53rd Street corridor is such a heavily traveled line on rush hours feeding into the second busiest subway line in the nation (Queens Blvd Line). On the other end into Manhattan, towards 42nd Street and 34th Street because of the PABT and Penn Station. 5th Avenue and 53rd Lex are very heavily traveled stations during rush hours as well. I guess thats why the MTA has the 53rd Street tunnel on target. The 63rd Street line escaped the brunt of the hurricane ironically. So the MTA heads want to take advantage of that scenerio with reroutes I guess. Thats my take on it. Yup! It's crazy how different the effects of Sandy were between lower Manhattan and upper Midtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted September 17, 2014 Share #12 Posted September 17, 2014 Good thing the will go to broad 24/7 in December, it will help on the weekends for people wanting Fulton st I thought that was taking effect next year. I know the Q will start running local late nights this December, but I recall a Summer 2015 start to full-time full-length service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollOver Posted September 17, 2014 Share #13 Posted September 17, 2014 Makes sense since the 53rd Street corridor is such a heavily traveled line on rush hours feeding into the second busiest subway line in the nation (Queens Blvd Line). On the other end into Manhattan, towards 42nd Street and 34th Street because of the PABT and Penn Station. 5th Avenue and 53rd Lex are very heavily traveled stations during rush hours as well. I guess thats why the MTA has the 53rd Street tunnel on target. Agreed. The is also like a sardine can with all those Penn Station/PABT commuters heading to 5th Ave-53rd and Lex Ave-53rd in the AM peak (and reverse in the PM peak). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallyhorse Posted September 18, 2014 Share #14 Posted September 18, 2014 How would this so-called shuttle benefit anybody when there are already other lines that run 24/7? People who want Penn Station or Port Authority for example and don't want to have to schelp over to the / platform along Fulton (the / platform runs across Fulton). This also would serve the platform at Chambers. I'd actually during this period have a special "Blue " train that would replace the in Manhattan from West 4th-168th Street with a shuttle between Essex and Broad on the regular route. The would then be in Brooklyn only between Euclid and High Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTOMan Posted September 18, 2014 Share #15 Posted September 18, 2014 Good thing the will go to broad 24/7 in December, it will help on the weekends for people wanting Fulton st I would also have a special Shuttle that would run on the express tracks between 34th and Fulton st with a 20 min headway for people wanting Fulton st That will happen in the Spring of 2015.... With other surprises.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted September 18, 2014 Share #16 Posted September 18, 2014 People who want Penn Station or Port Authority for example and don't want to have to schelp over to the / platform along Fulton (the / platform runs across Fulton). This also would serve the platform at Chambers. I'd actually during this period have a special "Blue " train that would replace the in Manhattan from West 4th-168th Street with a shuttle between Essex and Broad on the regular route. The would then be in Brooklyn only between Euclid and High Street. For the love of Christ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46Dover Posted September 18, 2014 Share #17 Posted September 18, 2014 For the love of Christ... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparen of Iria Posted September 18, 2014 Share #18 Posted September 18, 2014 People who want Penn Station or Port Authority for example and don't want to have to schelp over to the / platform along Fulton (the / platform runs across Fulton). This also would serve the platform at Chambers. I'd actually during this period have a special "Blue " train that would replace the in Manhattan from West 4th-168th Street with a shuttle between Essex and Broad on the regular route. The would then be in Brooklyn only between Euclid and High Street. ...Just name it then... Also, good luck with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biGC323232 Posted September 18, 2014 Share #19 Posted September 18, 2014 People who want Penn Station or Port Authority for example and don't want to have to schelp over to the / platform along Fulton (the / platform runs across Fulton). This also would serve the platform at Chambers. I'd actually during this period have a special "Blue " train that would replace the in Manhattan from West 4th-168th Street with a shuttle between Essex and Broad on the regular route. The would then be in Brooklyn only between Euclid and High Street. Lol...A blue J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union Tpke Posted September 18, 2014 Share #20 Posted September 18, 2014 People who want Penn Station or Port Authority for example and don't want to have to schelp over to the / platform along Fulton (the / platform runs across Fulton). This also would serve the platform at Chambers. I'd actually during this period have a special "Blue " train that would replace the in Manhattan from West 4th-168th Street with a shuttle between Essex and Broad on the regular route. The would then be in Brooklyn only between Euclid and High Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbr40 Posted September 18, 2014 Share #21 Posted September 18, 2014 wallyhorse go to toronto if you want the blue j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted September 18, 2014 Share #22 Posted September 18, 2014 wallyhorse go to toronto if you want the blue j What??? Where the devil would you find a blue J in Toronto??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallyhorse Posted September 18, 2014 Share #23 Posted September 18, 2014 What??? Where the devil would you find a blue J in Toronto??? He means the baseball team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted September 18, 2014 Share #24 Posted September 18, 2014 He means the baseball team. Aha, thanks. I won't pretend that I know anything about their sports teams, because I really don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realizm Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share #25 Posted September 18, 2014 Anyway, I can see that the work will not be extensive enough for a full shutdown as the timeframe should only be six months and limited to weekend GOs. Since we have seen weekend GOs like this before most likely they will simply reroute A and C service via Rutgers and let the E take up the slack on the lower half of the 8th Avenue Line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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