FASTRACK returns to 1, 2 and 3 lines

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

For the first time this year, Metropolitan Transportation Authority New York City Transit's FASTRACK program returns to stations along the 1, 2 and 3 lines between Midtown Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn for two consecutive weeks starting August 17.

 

1, 2 and 3 trains will be suspended in both directions between 34 St-Penn Station and South Ferry/Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr. For service to/from Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn.

“Our FASTRACK efforts have been highly successful in repairing and maintaining a subway system that provides a safer work environment for the hundreds of employees working in tunnels and stations to repair and replace components that are vital to providing safe and reliable train service, and an improved station environment for our customers,” said Joseph Leader, senior vice president for the Department of Subways.

FASTRACK was introduced in January 2012, devoting four straight weeknights to perform maintenance work in tunnels, stations and on tracks, completely suspending service within a given line segment for a seven-hour period between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., allowing an army of maintenance workers to perform dozens of tasks. The next
FASTRACK overnight closure scheduled to begin Monday night September 14 will take place on the F line between Jamaica-179 St and Briarwood in Queens.

 

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