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The missing parts at 111 Street are starting to get their pieces at a slow rate, the station will have see through gated space where the station name is, and at the east end of the station new parts have been installed 

I’m surprised the contractors have started painting the steel structures green already at 82nd street, only a few parts have been painted green, hopefully they’ve learned a lesson from their past mistakes. This project can be done in 5 months 

4 hours ago, 7-express said:

Aren't they installing platform barriers there too?  I saw markings along the platform that appeared to be for it.

Yeah but with all the work being done at 82nd street and 111 Street the MTA has no time to create a GO for Queensboro Plaza-Main Street service, unless they do the work at midnight 

Today I went to grand central and wow they have closed off 2 stairs that go to the , of course this was meant to happen to expand the area as seen on the renderings posted up at the station, it’ll be so crowded during rush hours, at least the escalators have reopened, I’ll check on the escalators at 74th street as soon as possible 

At 82nd street the roof is being taken down, as well as the fences outside the station, only half of the windscreens have been removed, again nothing much at all to see here

The walls have been added at 111 Street, with the top area exposed to see through, and a new staircase has been built at 111 Street not open. Also the new walls have been installed at the west end of the station, only a small portion has been built, nothing much to see today at both stations

1 hour ago, Kamen Rider said:

Because PIT is lacking washing capacity, meaning everything has to be washed at 207, meaning in only the best of circumstances does a train even get washed.

Firstly, 207 is being rebuilt, so on many weekends for the last couple years, the yard has been closed completely. 
 

and then is the second fact the train has to, at some point, be a 207 layup. 

 

and all this is assuming the 207 wash is in perfect working order.

Hopefully congestion pricing will fund for a car wash on every yard

On 5/13/2024 at 7:39 PM, BreeddekalbL said:

Richard Davie might be going back to Massachusetts as the Massport director

Why is every leader stepping down every year 

13 hours ago, IAlam said:

so around 2:13 they show what appears to be a pair of escalators does anywhere know where that is?

That’s at 74th street, Skanska is also replacing and repairing escalators at that station as part of the project 

7 hours ago, Kamen Rider said:

unless you want them to actually have to punch holes in the walls... no. 

Or maybe we can scrap this whole idea and just built them in future subway cars

Why would the MTA reuse the the fences that are at each end of the station at Westchetser Square  station, they could’ve installed the new modern walls like at 82nd street on the , and replacing the lights with modern ones instead of repainting everything, at least those platforms were replaced and not reused 

Update at Queensboro plaza: The elevator structure has been installed outside the south end of the station, by the way, the plan is to rebuild the ramp that leads to the station, so they’ll most likely replace the old staircase. 
111 Street: The contractors have removed the stair railings, not the whole staircase just the railings, and they’ve removed the fence the leads to an abandoned staircase at the east end of the station, this most likely means the Windscreens/walls will be removed by next week.

Here’s is a link to a Skanska safety week video, showcasing the work that’s happening at Woodside 61 Street, there is a few scenes of what’s hidden the blue walls

The platforms have been removed on both platforms in half, the the steel beam structures are being repaired and replaced, this is the reason for why the project is delayed

So it seems like the contractors are finally doing this fast, at least at 111 Street the signs and benches everything has been removed, I also want to point out that they are now doing all this without the blue walls that they used last year, it’s now just gated at both stations, 82nd street has a few exposed areas, hopefully this way the project will be faster. If everything goes fine, we could potentially see the windscreens/walls gone by this month.

It seems like 69th and 52nd street will be seeing overcoat painting beneath the platforms “I’m referring to the steel beams” there is strange yellow wood planks beneath the train tracks, and there is some construction noise around that area. Also at Queensboro Plaza, the first LED ads are being installed

Today is officially the last day of Flushing bound service at 111 and 82nd Street, 11:45 PM 

Also a quick update at Woodside 61st street, the contractors are installing new steel beams where the express tracks are since the old ones have been in such corroded conditions, I’m pretty sure this is the reason why the project is so delayed, it also explains the big huge yellow machines on both ends of the station  

Apparently the MTA has activated 39 omny card machines at 25 stations, does this mean the end of the metro card is slowly approaching???

I think the cause of the delays was because of the queensboro plaza elevator project that shut down the line in half for 3 weeks, which disrupt track access at 82nd and 111 street, all of this happening in January and February is what causes the project to get delayed to April rather then it’s original opening date in March

5 hours ago, slantfan4281 said:

What's the schedule for the rest of the stops, has it changed

 The only information right now is that 69th and 52nd street will close anytime in 2024, and 103 Street will close in 2025

14 minutes ago, Kingsbridgeviewer382 said:

Pretty sure you and many others would have complained if this was a rush job instead.

The community has the right to complain, the MTA doesn’t promise anything on time anyway, all their recent projects have been delayed for months, especially for the  stations in Jamaica. A 6-7 month construction project is enough time, I would accept a month of delay or 2 

UPDATE: Flushing bound  platforms will be closed on May 6th until Q1 2025 😒 Crazy……. should be done in 6 months not another 11 month delay 

Starting tomorrow, the Flushing bound platforms will close until lord knows when. Probably late 2024, hopefully by October or September 

Today the stations are opening at 5 PM, they’re not entirely complete, but it’ll finally reopen after 11 months of delays

The first Manhattan bound  will stop at 111 Street at exactly 5:03 PM

Finally the first signs are being installed on both stations, sadly 111 Street won’t be fully completed by tomorrow, that’s why I think the contractors covered the area in green walls, but at least the station is partially renovated, new platforms, new stairs, they’re the most important parts of the project 

New stairs at 82nd Street Left corner of Roosevelt Avenue, it’s not fully completed as of now, by the way I don’t think the mezzanine will be fully completed anytime soon, I believe once the other stairs are finished they will repair the mezzanine area. The MTA is hiring anyone right now to do these projects, where are the old contractors😒