For its part, Bombardier claimed that two car doors in the New York subway park “had not worked as expected” because they had not been properly calibrated by the supplier.
“We now inspect all R179 cars and, when necessary, make adjustments to ensure the safe and reliable performance of the doors for the entire fleet,” said spokesperson Maryanne Roberts.
The company hired additional technicians to work “around the clock,” she added.
New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer criticized the MTA, which oversees transportation in the state, for difficulties with deliveries, which he called “unacceptable.”
“New York subway passengers footing the bill for MTA’s US $ 600 million contract with Bombardier have been promised new state-of-the-art train cars to help modernize our struggling transportation system. Now all the cars that have been delivered to date have been withdrawn from service due to critical issues, ”Stringer said in a statement.
Last month, the comptroller released an audit explaining how the contract was three years behind schedule, which cost taxpayers millions of dollars more.
Mr Stringer noted on Wednesday that his investigation found “repeated failures to meet deadlines and contractual requirements, poor project management and technical breakdowns, structural faults that delayed the commissioning of cars and several structural issues. which resulted in the decommissioning of some of these trains. “
“Bombardier sold us lemons. Riders need the MTA to manage these contracts from the start – before the trains derail, ”he said.
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