Bus Shuttle Will Replace Portion of Storm-Battered “A” Line
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
will resume service on the A subway line to Howard Beach and begin a bus
shuttle to Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, restoring service to thousands of
residents of the Rockaway Peninsula who lost mass transit access after
Hurricane Sandy.
“The people of the Rockaway Peninsula were
especially hard-hit by this storm, and restoring transportation service to them
and to Howard Beach is a priority for my administration,” said Governor Cuomo.
“This combination of subway and bus service will
provide them with immediate transit relief while the entire system is rebuilt.”
Service on the A line to Howard Beach and the
bus shuttle from there to Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway will begin Sunday,
November 11.
The A train normally runs to Mott Avenue in Far
Rockaway as well as Lefferts Boulevard, but currently goes only to Lefferts.
Once service to Howard Beach is restored, the service will once again be split
with half going to Howard Beach.
The bus shuttle will remain in place until the
heavily damaged North Channel Bridge and subway infrastructure through Broad
Channel is replaced. The bridge was underwater during the storm and some
sections of track were entirely washed out.
Photos of the damage are available here.
“The damage to the A line in Jamaica Bay is
absolutely unprecedented, and so is the MTA’s response,” said MTA Chairman and
CEO Joseph J. Lhota.
“Restoring the entire A train will take months,
but the MTA is committed to doing it and to providing alternatives to our
customers in the meantime.”
When A service is restored to Howard Beach and
the bus shuttle connects it to Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, customers from the
Rockaway Peninsula will have several travel alternatives.
From Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, the regular
Q22 line operates to Roxbury.
From the Rockaway Boulevard A station, regular
limited-stop Q53 bus service operates to Rockaway Park-Beach 116 Street, as
well as Q52 service to Arverne-Beach 69 Street.
From the Brooklyn College/Flatbush Avenue
station on the 2 and 5 train, regular Q35 service operates to Rockaway
Park-Beach 116 Street.
From the Parsons-Archer station in Jamaica on
the E, J and Z trains, regular and limited-stop Q113 service operates to Mott
Avenue in Far Rockaway as well as Seagirt Boulevard.
Photo source: en.wikipedia
Author: Fan Railer
Permission: GNU Free Documentation License
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