Purpose Is Station Improvements Making the Stations Ada-Accessible Three New Traction Power Substations and…
FY2024 · complete year · data as of 2026-07-03
A single federal award, with both ends of the trail linked.
Award NY-2024-013 is a grant from the Department of Transportation to Metropolitan Transportation Authority, $100M obligated, FY2024 to FY2027, for Purpose Is Station Improvements Making the Stations Ada-Accessible Three New Traction Power…. The work is performed in New York. Source
Description
Application Purpose: The Purpose Is Station Improvements Making the Stations Ada-Accessible Three New Traction Power Substations and Related Improvements.; Activities Performed: The Canarsie Line Power and Station Improvements Project (Project) Increases Station and Line Haul Capacity Along the Canarsie L Line. The Project Includes Installation of Three New Traction Power Substations (Avenue B #274 Maspeth #275 and Harrison #276) Between the 8TH Avenue Station in Manhattan and the Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenue Station in Brooklyn as Well as Installation of Low-Resistance Contact Rail in the Canarsie Tunnel. IN Addition the Project Includes the Rehabilitation of the Two Circuit Breaker Houses (CBH #61 and CBH #62) Located Outside of the Canarsie Tunnel. The Project Adds New Station Entrances Consisting of Stairwells Fare Control Areas and Ada-Compliant Elevators at the 1ST Avenue Station in Manhattan and Installs New Stairs Elevators and Expanded Fare Control Areas at the Bedford Avenue Station.; Expected Outcomes: The Improvements Will Allow an Increase in Service Frequency from 20 to 22 Trains Per Hour and Provide Ada Accessibility and Increase Capacity at Two Stations.; Intended Beneficiaries: Commuters Along the Canarsie L Line.; Subrecipient Activities: There Are No Sub-Recipient Activities with This Award.