What you should know
Subway users who frequent the Queensboro Plaza station will be affected for two weeks due to construction projects, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recalled on Wednesday. Trains bound for Manhattan (7 , N and W) will avoid this station for two weeks, from Monday, July 31 to Monday, August 14, from 5:00 am to 5:00 am The works will consist of the demolition, removal and reconstruction of the middle section of the entire platform bound for Manhattan, an area of approximately 10,000 square feet of space. The new platform will be raised and leveled to align with the trains and edges of the newly built platform, which were recently completed. This work is part of an ongoing accessibility project to make Queensboro Plaza a fully accessible station, which includes the installation of two elevators: one at the south entrance of the station and another that connects the mezzanine and the two platforms.
NEW YORK — Subway users who frequent the Queensboro Plaza station will be affected for two weeks due to construction projects, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recalled Wednesday.
Trains bound for Manhattan (7, N and W) will avoid this station for two weeks, from Monday, July 31 to Monday, August 14, from 5:00 am to 5:00 am Work will consist of demolition, removal and reconstruction of the midsection of the entire platform bound for Manhattan, an area of approximately 10,000 square feet of space.
The new platform will be raised and leveled to align with the trains and edges of the newly built platform, which were recently completed. This work is part of an ongoing accessibility project to make Queensboro Plaza a fully accessible station, which includes the installation of two elevators: one at the south entrance of the station and another that connects the mezzanine and the two platforms.
Train users seeking Manhattan-bound service at Queensboro Plaza are encouraged to use the lift-accessible Queens Plaza station to avoid having to backtrack. Queens Plaza will have service in both directions during this time.
If customers have already paid a fare and entered the Queensboro Plaza station, (E, MYR trains), they can take a Flushing-bound train, (7 train), up to 33rd Street-Rawson or an Astoria-bound train, (N and W trains), to 39th Av – Dutch Kills to switch to Manhattan-bound service.
“Making our transit system accessible is essential and while construction is underway, customers looking to travel to Manhattan can use the Queens Plaza station, which is already accessible and is about a 5-minute walk from Queensboro Plaza. said NYC Transit President Richard Davey. “Accessibility is such an integral part of public transportation, especially for a city like New York where millions of riders depend on it every day, and we remain committed to delivering these improvements as quickly and efficiently as possible.”
Queensboro Plaza is a high-ridership station, serving approximately 97,000 passengers on an average weekday last May; this estimate includes both customers entering this station and those transferring between trains and, while it is also in the center of a rapidly growing neighborhood making it a complex construction project in the heart of a busy 11-lane-wide approach to the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, two of which are bike lanes.
Additional changes to weekend service are anticipated later this year and in 2024.
More about the project
The project carried out by the MTA consists of the construction of two elevators, one that connects the street level and the mezzanine and another that connects the mezzanine with both platforms. The project will also consist of:
Expansion of the mezzanine by approximately 2,300 square feet, improving the flow of customers within the station. New lighting for the expanded mezzanine. Updates to the pedestrian bridge. New Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant boarding areas, including new apron edges. Updates to existing street and station stairs to current ADA standards. The project to build an accessible entrance on the south side has a budget of $74 million and is expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2024.
The station’s accessibility improvements will also include security and communication improvements, such as a fire alarm system, the installation of a new security camera system, a new public address system and digital information screens, which offer better communication. with clearer announcements and greater access to information through digital media.
2023-07-27 00:48:38
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