This is to inform you of MTA New York City Transit’s plans for track work along the A line’s elevated structure in Ozone Park and its Rockaway Branch which will affect service on the line on weekends during September, October, and November of 2013.
The service diversions are needed to carry out additional track and infrastructure repairs of the damage inflicted to the line by Superstorm Sandy and for track replacement work in Ozone Park and on the Far Rockaway line.
The following service diversion is necessary to carry out the track replacement work in Ozone Park from 12:30 a.m. on Saturday to 4:45 a.m. on Monday on the September 21-23, September 28-30 and October 5-7 weekends:
Ø No subway service between Euclid Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard and Euclid Avenue and Howard Beach-JFK.
Shuttle buses will provide replacement service to the stations on the Lefferts Boulevard branch and to the Aqueduct-North Conduit Avenue and Howard Beach-JFK Stations.
Shuttle buses will provide replacement service to the stations on the Lefferts Boulevard branch and to the Aqueduct-North Conduit Avenue and Howard Beach-JFK Stations.
Ø Shuttle trains will run between Howard Beach-JFK and Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue.
Ø Service on the Rockaway Park Shuttle is unaffected by this diversion.
In order to carry out the storm repair work, the following actions will be taken from 6 a.m. on Saturday to 10 p.m. on Sunday on the October 12-13,October 19-20, October 26-27, November 2-3, November 9-10 andNovember 16-17 weekends:
Ø No subway service between Howard Beach-JFK and the Rockaways.
Ø Two shuttle bus routes will operate between Howard Beach-JFK and the stations on the Far Rockaway and Rockaway Park lines, providing service to Broad Channel.
Ø A line service to Lefferts Boulevard will not be affected by this work.
All schedules are subject to change. We will post notices in all affected stations and make announcements on all trains informing our riders of these temporary service changes. Service notices will also be posted on our website,www.mta.info/weekender, and notices will also be printed in local newspapers prior to the commencement of the project. Riders may also sign up for free text and e-mail alerts at www.mta.info and sign up for service alerts and other information through Facebook and Twitter:
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Our work to fix and fortify the subway system in the wake of Superstorm Sandy is continuing. Additional work on the Far Rockaway line is planned for weekendsin December 2013. We will advise you of this work in a subsequent letter.
We appreciate your community’s patience and understanding while we complete this important work. If you have any additional questions or need any other information regarding this issue, please feel free to contact me at 646-252-2653.
Joe
Joseph B. Raskin
Assistant Director
Government and Community Relations
MTA New York City Transit
2 Broadway D17.110
(Phone) 646-252-2653
(Fax) 646-252-2662
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