MTA’s 14 St 123 Subway Station Now Has Two New Elevators
Written by Jennifer McLawhorn, Managing Editor
The 14 St 123 Subway Station has new elevators.
Courtesy of MTA
NEW YORK CITY - Two new elevators have opened at 14 St 123 Subway Station as part of accessibility upgrades made by the MTA.
According to the release from the MTA, crews have finished two elevators that provide access to the street level and the uptown level at the station. Later this year, an elevator will connect the mezzanine to the downtown 123 platform. Additionally, crews worked to install new lighting and tiles, repair concrete, steel, and paint defects, refinish platforms with ADA boarding areas, and create a larger mezzanine and concession stand. The MTA says the “$300 million megaproject to make ADA upgrades to the 14 St Complex includes $247 million in federal funds. Approximately 23.5% of the project budget has been awarded to DBE firms, which exceeds the project’s original 22.5% DBE goal.” Once the project is finished, the Complex will have nine new elevators and 25 new stairs (and 39 renovated staircases).
The station now features artwork from Fred Tomaselli entitled Wild Things. The artwork is a “suite of six mosaics commissioned by MTA Arts & Design, which can be found at the 14 St 123 Station at the passageway to 6 Av and the stairs to both the uptown and downtown platforms.”
“Bringing this century-old infrastructure into the 21st century isn’t easy, but the MTA is determined to make all our 700-plus stations accessible to all,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. “And a huge part of the reason we’re able to deliver elevators at this station is the support of the Biden Administration, which, through USDOT, contributed $247 million towards this project.”
“Today, the 14th Street complex is more accessible than ever,” said MTA Construction & Development President Jamie Torres-Springer. “Thanks to innovations like design-build and bundling, the MTA is delivering projects better, faster, and cheaper.”
