Station Enhancement Work Begins June 26 at Both Stations
Project Part of State of Good Repair Work at Seven Stations will Result in Better and More Efficient Service Along the 7 Line
Three Escalators at 74 St-Broadway Station will be Replaced
MTA Crews are Coordinating Project Schedules to Minimize Impact to Customers
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that state of good repair work will begin next month at the 61 St-Woodside and 74 St-Broadway stations on the line in Queens. This work is part of a state of good repair work project at seven stations on the Flushing Line that will help improve the customer experience and meet the service needs provided by the train, resulting in better and more efficient service for all New Yorkers.
Beginning June 26 at approximately 6:15 a.m. and going through 2023, line express trains will only run express between 74 St-Broadway and Flushing-Main St in both directions, towards Manhattan in the morning rush hour and towards Flushing in the afternoon and evening rush hour. During this time, express trains will make all local stops between 74 St-Broadway and 34 St-Hudson Yards in both directions. While only two tracks will be in operation during both this work and other projects in 2024, all local and express trains will continue to serve 61 St-Woodside in both directions at all times.
Crews will be making repairs to the track support structure, reconstructing platforms with new platform edges and ADA-compliant boarding areas, replacing stairs, upgrading station drainage and waterproofing, and performing other structural repairs. The existing street-to-mezzanine escalator at 61 St-Woodside will also be replaced. Three escalators at the 74 St-Broadway station, a vital hub for the and Q70 LaGuardia Link bus, will also be replaced.
“Critical upgrades, accessibility improvements, security updates and customer experience improvements will improve the already well performing line,” said New York City Transit President Richard Davey. “When this work is completed, customers will benefit from faster, cleaner, and safer service at these enhanced stations.”
“State of good repair work is essential to maintaining the health of our infrastructure and much-needed accessibility improvements will improve station experience for riders working and living along the 7 line,” said MTA Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer. “Carefully coordinating project schedules to maximize productivity during track outages allows our project team to minimize inconvenience to our riders as we deliver this vital project.”
Project benefits of the line improvements include:
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Circulation and accessibility upgrades at seven of the busiest stations on the line will make it easier and safer to get around and extend the working life of these stations by 25 years.
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Full station renewals and state of good repair work from 52 St to 111 St will help keep service running smoothly and safely up and down the line and improve the customer experience.
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Protection for the Steinway Tube will allow us to restore service more quickly after flood events.
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Working on multiple projects simultaneously will allow us to bring back full service more quickly than previous major renovations on the line.
The MTA is closely coordinating the schedules of these projects to maximize the efficiency of track outages and minimize the impact to customers.
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