Cortlandt St N/B to reopen the day before Thanksgiving!

[Qns Blvd Dom 0]

http://lowermanhattan.info/news/cortlandt_st_northbound_subway_21173.aspx

 

On Wednesday, November 25th -- more than a month ahead of schedule -- the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will reopen the northbound platform of the Cortlandt Street R/W subway station at 3 p.m. The station was closed in summer 2005 while crews excavated for and built the structure of the Dey Street pedestrian concourse, which will link the Fulton Transit Center to the World Trade Center (WTC). That work was completed earlier this year, allowing crews to restore the northbound platform.

 

The Cortlandt Street southbound platform will remain closed as construction continues beside it in the WTC’s east bathtub. Depending on the progress there, that platform is planned to reopen in 2011.

 

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I am happy that it's finally reopening! Good to see it back now! :cool:

[Brighton Local 703]

This is great news. So are transfers available between the & the ?

[LRG 217]

This is great news. So are transfers available between the & the ?

 

I don't think that's ready yet. Nevertheless, I'm glad the station is reopening! I guess I have another event to attend.

[mark1447 685]

This is great news! I thought this station was gonna stay closed till World Trade reopens! Cant wait for some shots!

[Paul P 0]

Sweet!

[metsfan 2]

I might just have to ride this to see the parade...

 

- A

[SubwayGuy 2,321]

Interesting. I had thought they'd keep both sides closed until they finished the S/B platform (I remember reading about this but I can't remember where)... something to do with ADA compliance and completing the crossunder, but I guess they're just going to open it. Either way it's good news for people who can use the station.

[metsfan 2]

I've seen recent photos of the station, and it looks finished, the only reason the other side is staying closed is for safety reasons.

 

- A

[S78 via Hylan 1,081]

Awesome!

[Matt91 1]

 

and ahead of schedule are usually 2 things that aren't inthe same sentence, so I'm surprised. When will the Dey St passage open?

[INDman 414]

I've seen recent photos of the station, and it looks finished, the only reason the other side is staying closed is for safety reasons.

 

- A

 

There is no south bound side. The platform is there but not the walls, there are doors that open right into the WTC pit.

[EE Broadway Local 18]

Work is continuing beside the southbound side on the WTC's east bathtub. 2011 is still a target date for the southbound side.

 

The reopening of the northbound side leaves only Cortlandt Street closed.

[Joe 781]

Will Cortlandt Street on the actually be reconstructed? I haven't seen anything that talks about it anywhere.

[INDman 414]

Will Cortlandt Street on the actually be reconstructed?

 

The whole station and a large section was completly wiped out on 9/11. The rebuilt the tunnel and I think they built a station shell. They could never open it because it is in side the WTC unlike Cortland on the which is on the edge.

[Joe 781]

Yeah, I assumed they could only open the station once the area is much more completely developed. They have photos of the station shortly after 9/11...columns pierced through the ground above...shows the quality of construction down there.

[INDman 414]

I was amazed that there was even any tunnel left after that. What was even more of a shock was how fast it took them to rebuild the tunnel ad to original spec too.

[Dave160 26]

This is great! It says that phase I is completed for the N/B side, so theres probably gonna be a lot more work.

[Princelex 280]

I rode the through there a couple of weeks ago and it had looked finished but I didn't think it would be open so soon. That's incredible. I will check that out late next week.

[Luis1985 1]

its about time!

[metsfan 2]

There is no south bound side. The platform is there but not the walls, there are doors that open right into the WTC pit.

 

Indeed, hence why it remains closed. There were some folks that wanted to put temp stuff, similar to how they handled the trenton station renovation, but i don't think there was enough spots to put a temporary walkway support etc.

 

The bathtub is actually on the other side of the IRT tunnel, the H&M terminal/4WTC area is not fill, it's soil/rock etc. I think if they were not working on that area removing/demoing stuff they woulda popped in a temp access solution. Doesn't help that they have lots of equipment down there. 2011 sounds reasonable, just miss riding to SIF from PATH.

 

- A

[KeystoneRegional 246]

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[metsfan 2]

As for the station, the tunnel looks totally reconstructed just waiting for the construction to reach the level of the platform for full platforms to be opened. Stairs and elevator wells are there, no elevators in them, i guess they will come later as they build up to the street level.

 

 

I'm reminded every time i see that how amazing it is that we could rebuild anything there.

 

- A

[LRG 217]

I've seen recent photos of the station, and it looks finished, the only reason the other side is staying closed is for safety reasons.

 

- A

 

The southbound platform is right next to the WTC site.

[MattTrain 3,120]

The southbound platform is right next to the WTC site.

 

Actually it's inside the WTC site.

[metsfan 2]

PATH is inside the slurry wall bathtub, its platforms and station are open to the elements, and it can get pretty cold down there, i wonder how the will feel there with basically a fence in between the station and the pit. I hope they put up dust barriers etc.

 

- A