MTA reveals: N station repairs to take 4 years
Bulk of $500 million project begins in January
N train riders in Southwest Brooklyn are going to face significant detours in their commutes starting in January when a $500 million project to renovate nine stations on the subway line enters a crucial phase, MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) representatives revealed at a meeting in Bay Ridge on Sept. 3.
The MTA is overhauling the following stations: Eighth Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway, New Utrecht Avenue, 18th Avenue, 20th Avenue, Bay Parkway, Kings Highway, Avenue U and 86th Street.
The entire project is expected to take four years.
Some of the work is already underway, but the heavy-duty renovations will begin in earnest in January, according to Melissa Farley, assistant director of government and community relations for MTA New York City Transit, who briefed members of Community Board 10 (Bay Ridge) and Community Board 11 (Bensonhurst) on the plans at Board 10’s office at 8119 Fifth Ave. on Thursday night.