R62A 1991 Posted July 14, 2011 Share #1 Posted July 14, 2011 Just a notification: http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/service_changes_b38.htm Text: B38 Effective Monday, July 18, 2011 at 6 AM Service restored on DeKalb Av Due to completion of the Fulton Mall, westbound B38 service is restored on Dekalb Av. Westbound Bus Stops Reinstalled On DeKalb Av: Between Ashland Pl and Hudson Av Between Hudson Av and Flatbush Av Between Flatbush Av and Bond St Temporary bus stops are discontinued. It'd be interesting to see if that new turn at Bond/Fulton is as hard as the one on Ashland/Fulton because of the new Albee Square plaza area. Guess I'll find out when I'm going to work on Monday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q101 E Midtown Posted July 14, 2011 Share #2 Posted July 14, 2011 Probably harder, since the B38 is making a right turn onto the mall itself. I gotta see this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted July 15, 2011 Share #3 Posted July 15, 2011 Thats gonna be a hell of a turn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noflexdont Posted July 15, 2011 Share #4 Posted July 15, 2011 Nothing a pro cant handle. Just need to hug the left side of Dekalb ave when turning to the right on Fulton Mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCOman Posted July 15, 2011 Share #5 Posted July 15, 2011 As I used to say, if you could drive a Fresh Pond route, you could drive anywhere! (referring to the narrow streets, FP buses travel down). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R62A 1991 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share #6 Posted July 18, 2011 So I got a chance to ride it today, nothing that special at all, the turn was made fine. My particular bus (a local at 8:50) did not announce the new routing, just made the new stops at which I explained to a couple of confused ladies that there were signs posted at the temporary stops denoting that the route would go back to normal at 6 AM today. My mom's bus, which was around 6:40, had a driver that did make an announcement. The only thing about the turn is that Bond St south of Fulton is under a lot of construction, and vehicles sometimes get backed up here (it didn't today, and it doesn't happen often enough to make a huge deal). Well, since the B38 no longer directly serves Nevins St station, I now take it to Borough Hall and I actually got to work faster. Overall, I'm glad it's back to normal because that insidious turn at Ashland/Fulton did add time, but since it was going to return to normal eventually, it's just whatever. I suppose the B54 will be the next to leave Ashland going to Ridgewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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