Three local subway stations on the B-C line are slated for major revamps between now and 2020, and the MTA plans to shut the stations down for an average of 6 to 12 months instead of closing them on nights and weekends, according to Gothamist.
The MTA plans to make these stations “cleaner, brighter… easier to navigate, with better and more intuitive wayfinding, as well as a modernized look and feel.”
The stations at 72nd street, 86th street, and 110th are part of the plan, which will include 30 stations citywide, according to an MTA map. There is a chance that parts of the stations will remain open if MTA officials determine there’s no adequate substitute subway line nearby.
The Broadway lines aren’t affected on the UWS. The exact timing of the shutdown isn’t clear yet. But for those who depend on the stations, you could be taking longer walks — or perhaps pedaling your CitiBike to the nearest station — in the not-too-distant future.
Photo by Frankenstein via flickr.
…(grumble grumble)
“Easier to navigate?” These stations are all quite simple. In what way are they difficult to navigate?
I agree and W86/CPW has THREE exits. What the UWS really needs is a revamp is W86/Bway to add another exit on the uptown side.
Excellent news, those stations are dumps currently
The Empire State Building was completed in the 30’s in just a little over 13 months.
Why do we tolerate a 6-12 month timeline to fix one subway station?
Good question!
Because workers in the 30s actually WORKED, unlike the slacker workers and contractors who call themselves “professionals” these days.
Also, they weren’t required to complete the onerous and voluminous paperwork mandated by the city, nor did they have to follow OSHA and a few dozen other rules.
Horse feathers. The stations will be closed for that long because the MTA has an incompetent and over paid Managment who could care less about the comfort or convenience of its customers. It’s an appalling state of affairs.
I believe you meant to say MTA Management couldn’t care less…
Will it help these train lines actually show up more regularly and run on time? That’s more of an issue.
No, but after 6-12 months of overcrowding at nearby stations, these revamped stations will operate with 5% greater cuteness.
As usual hereabout it’s better to do nothing.
Instead of complaining here, we should all take our complaints to the Mayor’s office, to our community boards, to any official bureau to let them know that we see the waste and corruption our tax dollars are fueling! Perhaps a grass-roots revolution is in order!
No it’s not better to do nothing but it is better to first clean the stations…maintenance would be a wonderful start but that takes thought and staff. The MTA is more interested in handing out multimillion $$$ contracts to…friends rather than maintaining stations and staff.
If maintenance were actually don’t…cleaning, trash pick up etc, stations wouldn’t look like dumps. I’ve seen states in Budapest that are very old still using Woden cars that look cleaner and more attractive than ours. It’s maintenance.
Every time I return from a developing country with relatively new mass transit I imagine the good that could be done on the average subway station here with a Honda power washer, ten gallons of paint and five guys with green cards looking for work. And maybe, possibly, removing trash on the tracks that feed our world-class MTA wildlife. Nah… We will spend millions and shut everything down for half a year. And raise fares to pay for it.
Haven’t you noticed? We ARE a third-world here now.
Exuse me…Third World Nation…..
So when are you giving up your apartment? What’s the rent? What’s the rent?
I could not agree more. This and so many other things feel so much like what is really some political scheme to keep money and contracts going to certain places – remnants of mob-esque era, perhaps? The City needs to first eliminate waste, then look at needed improvements. (actually needed)
Complete waste of time and money
I love the west side rag for the news it shares, though most often the comment section totally sucks. Drink wine folks rather than whine!
They should replace the actual trains on the C line which are nearly 50 years old. On a positive note though; these trains are much wider and have more room than the 1/2/3.
There are a lot of C trains with brand new cars. When did you last take the C?