Overhaul of Jay Street Complex re-connects downtown Brooklyn

Overhaul of a critical subway hub in downtown Brooklyn has been completed. The project included a complete renovation of the Jay Street/Borough Hall A, C, F station; a new free connection between that station and the Lawrence Street/MetroTech R station; ADA accessibility for both stations; a new "Arts for Transit" installation; and the re-naming of the entire complex as "Jay Street/MetroTech." Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials were joined by community and elected officials today for a ribbon-cutting event. The Jay Street/Lawrence Street rehabilitation project took four years to finish and cost $164.5 million. The project is vital to the continued growth of downtown Brooklyn. For the first time, customers can transfer between A, C and F lines at Jay Street to R line trains at Lawrence Street. The new transfer provides a strategic connection between multiple routes in Brooklyn. The R train has existing cross-platform connections at DeKalb Avenue to the B, Q, N and D routes so connecting it to the A, C and F Lines offers several convenient travel options. It is projected that approximately 35,000 customers will use the transfer each day. "The new Jay Street/MetroTech station dramatically improves the way that New Yorkers travel to and through Downtown Brooklyn," said MTA Chairman Jay H. Walder. "We've providing a host of new travel options, improving the customer experience with new amenities and making the Jay and Lawrence Street stations connected and accessible to the disabled for the first time. These stations are only steps apart, yet they've stood unconnected since 1933. That changes today." The rehabilitation also includes reorganization of the fare control areas to improve customer flow, reorganization of the station rooms, a power upgrade, new lighting throughout the complex, a new communication system, new flooring, new wall tiles, painting throughout and art work chosen by MTA Arts for Transit.