Classon AV Station Accessibility Project Breaks Ground

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber at a groundbreaking ceremony at Classon Av on the G line on Monday, Aug 5, 2024, where a federally funded accessibility improvement project is underway. (Marc A. Hermann / MTA)

BROOKLYN – The $57 million project includes a complete station renewal that will add three elevators, widen the mezzanine space, refurbish seven staircases, and install four new turnstiles.

The MTA says the project will add 3,500 square feet of space to elevators at the Classon Av station in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. Federal funds will go toward the planned improvements. This station is one of 13 in MTA’s system that will receive accessibility upgrades; the total package covers all five boroughs with a construction budget of $850 million. Below shows the renderings of the future upgrades from the MTA.

With a projected completion date of Q4 2026, the work includes:

• Three new elevators; one will connect the street level to the mezzanine and two escalators will connect the mezzanine to the platforms in both directions
• Four raised boarding areas that are ADA-compliant with platform edge tactile strips
• Refurbished staircases with new treads, handrails, and other repairs. One staircase will be widened and relocated to accommodate the street-to-mezzanine elevator. Two mezzanine-to-platform staircases will be reopened.
• A new curb ramp at the northwest corner of the plaza
• New turnstiles with OMNY readers and a wide-aisle faregate for an ADA-compliant path
• Replacement of communications and public announcement systems
• Upgrades to fire alarms, sprinklers, lighting, and painting

“In recent years, the MTA has been making dramatic gains toward full system accessibility,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. “Investments in transit accessibility benefit all New Yorkers – seniors, shoppers and stroller-pushing parents as well as people with disabilities – and we are deeply grateful to federal leaders like Senator Schumer and House Democratic Leader Jeffries for assuring the MTA captures its share of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to continue that unprecedented progress.”

“Classon Av is part of the largest bundle of accessibility upgrades the MTA has ever undertaken,” said MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer. “Today’s groundbreaking exemplifies how innovations like design-build and bundling help us deliver critical accessibility projects better, faster, and cheaper.”