RailRunRob Posted December 3, 2016 Share #2926 Posted December 3, 2016 Work is now happening 24/7 to make it to the New Year's Eve deadline. https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161114/upper-east-side/second-avenue-subway-work-deadline-december-31 Man, They're adamant on 2016 huh? Not sure if I'd be opposed to February or March opening especially if that means the work will be done correctly. I guess they screwed up so much that they have no choice but to come through. Reputation on the line! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted December 3, 2016 Share #2927 Posted December 3, 2016 Cuomo is forcing it to open by the end of the year. While opening in February or March might help smooth things out, it LOOKS better for him if the TA finishes on 12/16 rather than on 2/17. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porter Posted December 3, 2016 Share #2928 Posted December 3, 2016 Work is now happening 24/7 to make it to the New Year's Eve deadline. Good! The will finally get something done "on time." If that means 24/7 work, then that's just fine. More projects in this country should be 24/7 affairs. I'm sure they'll find a way to disincentivize sloppy work and mistakes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caelestor Posted December 4, 2016 Share #2929 Posted December 4, 2016 Work is now happening 24/7 to make it to the New Year's Eve deadline. https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161114/upper-east-side/second-avenue-subway-work-deadline-december-31 The article was posted 11/14 and work was supposed to be done 11/30. Any updates? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted December 7, 2016 Share #2930 Posted December 7, 2016 Wall is down on the Queens Bound platform at Lex-63rd. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r142a7436 Posted December 7, 2016 Share #2931 Posted December 7, 2016 Fire alarm testing at Lex and 63rd seems to be going well, seeing as how those strobe lights and alarms are blasting 24/7 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 7, 2016 Share #2932 Posted December 7, 2016 (edited) Well folks, here we are... It's time for the final installment of SAS newsletters... Lexington Av-63 Street: 99% (I'm assuming they are rounding down to 99 instead of up to 100) (http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_pdf/SASNewsletter63rd-Dec2016.pdf) 72nd Street: 94.6% (http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_pdf/SASNewsletter72nd-Dec2016.pdf) 86th Street: 94.6% (http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_pdf/SASNewsletter86th-Dec2016.pdf) 96th Street: 97.8% (http://web.mta.info/capital/sas_pdf/SASNewsletter96th-Dec2016.pdf) If those three numbers seem low, remember that tree plantings along 2nd Avenue and sidewalk restorations, the public plaza at 95th St, turnstiles, station agent booths, and MVMs count towards the 100% goal... EDIT: The 72nd St and 86th St completion percentages are from the previous letter and are incorrect... Edited December 7, 2016 by Around the Horn 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterious2train Posted December 8, 2016 Share #2933 Posted December 8, 2016 Enjoy your poorly pasted bullets. 72 St entrance 3 (taken last week) 86 St elevator (last week) 94 St entrance (last week) 72 St entrance 2 (today) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 8, 2016 Share #2934 Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) Jeez. That second sign is completely inaccurate... Should read either "East Side & Queens " or "East Side and Queens " Edited December 8, 2016 by Around the Horn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porter Posted December 8, 2016 Share #2935 Posted December 8, 2016 It seems like they're content with opening the line with stickered signs. I hope that they're preparing new ones for sometime in 2017. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted December 8, 2016 Share #2936 Posted December 8, 2016 It seems like they're content with opening the line with stickered signs. I hope that they're preparing new ones for sometime in 2017.They've been prepping them for months now. These stations are no exception. Sent from my N9132 using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YankeesPwnMets Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2937 Posted December 9, 2016 Not sure if anyone has seen this yet but it looks like an employee has provided some sneak previews... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2938 Posted December 9, 2016 I'm surprised they didn't use LED tunnel lights, only the switch area west of Lex 63rd has them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2939 Posted December 9, 2016 I don't understand that either. I also expected LED's in the rehabbed Montague tunnel and the new Javitz extension. They go into the same fixtures the CFL's use. I wonder if it is some contractual thing (like they were ordered before they began using LED's, though that wouldn't make sense for Montague). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrome Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2940 Posted December 9, 2016 I thought MTA put LED bulbs into all tunnel fixtures years ago. Where do you see CFLs in the video? I can't tell from the video, but maybe I wasn't looking close enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itmaybeokay Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2941 Posted December 9, 2016 Why do we think those aren't LED bulbs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfan22 Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2942 Posted December 9, 2016 Why do we think those aren't LED bulbs? Cause LED lighting gives out a different color than ones in the SAS tunnels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrome Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2943 Posted December 9, 2016 Cause LED lighting gives out a different color than ones in the SAS tunnels. Both LED and CFL bulbs come in a variety of color temperatures. You can get LED bulbs in 2700 (incandescent), 3100 (halogen), 4000 (cool white), or 5000 k (daylight). CFLs come in the same variety of color temps. Older bulbs (CFL and LED) had some odd color casts, but that's no longer true with newer CFL and LED bulbs. You can't easily tell them apart by the color alone. Perhaps MTA traditionally bought 4000k CFL bulbs and 3100k LED bulbs (for example) in the past, but that doesn't mean new LED purchases won't be a different color temp (that matches the CFLs you've seen in service.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2944 Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) Cuomo was at 72nd Street earlier this afternoon. From what I could see in the photos, the platform and mezzanine are pretty much ready for service... Oh, and before I forget, it was captioned, "pushing hard for opening by January 1" Edited December 9, 2016 by Around the Horn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrome Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2945 Posted December 9, 2016 https://twitter.com/melissadderosa/status/807340892638089220 Yeah, I dunno. That photo of Cuomo standing right next to the "48 HOUR TEST BEING PERFORM NO ONE IS ALLOWED NEARBY ESCALATOR" sign... isn't encouraging. And all of those wires hanging from the ceiling? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 9, 2016 Share #2946 Posted December 9, 2016 https://twitter.com/melissadderosa/status/807340892638089220 Yeah, I dunno. That photo of Cuomo standing right next to the "48 HOUR TEST BEING PERFORM NO ONE IS ALLOWED NEARBY ESCALATOR" sign... isn't encouraging. And all of those wires hanging from the ceiling? I didn't see that tweet, I saw the one above it... But still testing is supposed to wrap up next week. I assume after that its just removing all the construction equipment and giving the station a little scrub down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 10, 2016 Share #2947 Posted December 10, 2016 Well folks, now you can take a look yourself... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted December 10, 2016 Share #2948 Posted December 10, 2016 Which station is that? I also noticed that the architecture and design (tiles, etc.) of those three stations are a mixture of South Ferry and Hudson Yards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 10, 2016 Share #2949 Posted December 10, 2016 Which station is that? I also noticed that the architecture and design (tiles, etc.) of those three stations are a mixture of South Ferry and Hudson Yards. 72nd Street 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bracamonte Posted December 10, 2016 Share #2950 Posted December 10, 2016 Well, from the looks of it, they're making good progress. It almost seems ready for the December 31st opening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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