Federal Funds To Help Sandy-Swamped Subways
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 04:08 PM
WNYC
Post-Sandy flooding in the under-river tube that carries the L train.
(MTAPhotos)
The MTA's latest pot of Sandy relief and recovery aid comes to
$886 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The majority of
it — $535 million — will be used to repair flood damage to under-river
subway tubes used by the R, G and 7 trains.
MTA chairman Tom Prendergast said those repairs will include
moving cables that power signals from the floor to the roof of the
tunnels, and wrapping them in waterproof material.
The grant also comes with a bit of good news for the beleaguered Metro-North Railroad, which is getting $103 million for equipment repair. Despite several service disruptions in recent days due to cold weather, Prendergast said only a small part of that money would be used to make rail and subway lines less vulnerable to the cold.
"The primary focus with the resiliency money has to do with high water events," he said. "But I would not rule out cold weather events."
An MTA spokesman said the funds would also be used to buy two new pump trains to help keep water out of the under-river tubes, bringing to five the number of pump trains that the authority will have as its disposal.
This latest grant is part of $3.8 billion in federal Sandy relief and recovery funds that have been earmarked for the authority. See below for a detailed accounting by the MTA on how it plans to spend the grant.
MTA New York City Transit
MTA Long Island Rail Road
More information: http://web.mta.info/sandy/lirr.htm
MTA Metro-North Railroad
More information: http://web.mta.info/sandy/mnr.htm
MTA Capital Construction
The grant also comes with a bit of good news for the beleaguered Metro-North Railroad, which is getting $103 million for equipment repair. Despite several service disruptions in recent days due to cold weather, Prendergast said only a small part of that money would be used to make rail and subway lines less vulnerable to the cold.
"The primary focus with the resiliency money has to do with high water events," he said. "But I would not rule out cold weather events."
An MTA spokesman said the funds would also be used to buy two new pump trains to help keep water out of the under-river tubes, bringing to five the number of pump trains that the authority will have as its disposal.
This latest grant is part of $3.8 billion in federal Sandy relief and recovery funds that have been earmarked for the authority. See below for a detailed accounting by the MTA on how it plans to spend the grant.
MTA New York City Transit
|
Amount
|
Project / Description
|
|
$266.4 million |
R Line - Montague Tube: Work is underway to replace
systems in the R train’s Montague Tube under the East River, including
track, switches, 30,000 feet of duct bank, 200,000 feet of
communications cables, 75,000 feet of power cable, two pump rooms, a fan
plant, two substations, three circuit breaker houses. More
information: http://web.mta.info/sandy/montague.htm and http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/R_14monthMontagueTunnelClosure.htm |
|
$89.1 million |
G Line - Greenpoint Tube: Work is underway to
restore the G Line’s Greenpoint Tube under Newtown Creek, including
replacement of tunnel lighting, track, power and communication cable,
signals, a pump room and a fan plant. More information: http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/FixingtheGreenpointTubes.htm |
|
$83.1 million |
A Line - Rockaways: Reimbursement for completed work to restore A train service to the Rockaways. More information: http://web.mta.info/sandy/rockaways.htm |
|
$77.4 million |
Sandy Design & Pre-Engineering: Ongoing design
for numerous upcoming repair projects including work needed in shops,
yards, tubes, stations, depots and other facilities. |
|
$19.6 million |
Fare collection equipment: Replacement of damaged
Subway / Select Bus Service fare collection equipment. This includes
the purchase of an armored vehicle damaged at the Maspeth revenue
processing facility, which flooded. |
|
$18.5 million |
7 Line - Steinway Tube: Work to restore the 7 Line’s
Steinway Tube under the East River is taking place during night and
weekend outages that were already planned for the modernization of
signal system through upgrading to communications-based train control
(CBTC). |
|
$15.2 million |
South Ferry: Cleanup of the South Ferry 1 Station
opened in 2009 and re-opening of the 1 Line’s South Ferry Loop
Station. Work to rebuild/rehabilitate the 2009 South Ferry Station
will be funded separately. More information: http://web.mta.info/sandy/south_ferry.htm |
|
$13.9 million |
Pump Trains: Conversion of existing rolling stock
into two new pump trains, increasing New York City Transit’s subway
water-pumping capacity. Currently there are three pump trains and 14
under river tubes. Work is underway, with both new trains expected to
be complete by May 2014. |
|
$12.8 million |
Coney Island: Permanent repairs to New York City
Transit employee facilities and District Office 34 at Coney Island /
Stillwell Terminal that were damaged by Sandy. |
|
$12.5 million |
Lower Manhattan Resiliency: Work is underway to
prevent water incursion in Lower Manhattan through a specific list of
ventilation grates, manholes and subway stairs. Design is underway to
develop solutions for other additional openings, including fan plants.
Additional funds will be requested in subsequent grants. More
information: http://web.mta.info/sandy/lower_Manhattan.htm |
|
$7.3 million |
Security: Restoration/replacement of security equipment in under-river subway tunnels. |
MTA Long Island Rail Road
|
Amount
|
Project / Description
|
|
$120 million |
Long Beach Branch: Projects will replace three of
four substations on the branch, and permanently restore signals,
power, and communications systems, system components and cabling along
the right-of-way, including grade crossings and station platforms.
Construction is underway to replace the emergency generator, underwater
cable, and bridge electrical systems on the Wreck Lead Bridge, which
spans Reynolds Channel and connects Long Beach to Island Park. |
|
$10.2 million |
West Side Yard: Project replaces signal, power and
other assets in the yard, including switch machines, signal
components, third rail components, switch heaters, and facilities fire
alarm systems. |
|
$6.1 million |
First Avenue Substation: Design is underway to
make permanent repairs to LIRR power substation at First Avenue, which
provides power to tracks leading to Penn Station. |
|
$6 million |
Infrastructure and system upgrades at facilities and assets that
experienced wind damage or flooding, including the Hillside Support
Facility, Shea Yard, the Far Rockaway Branch, and the Westbury
Station. |
|
$3.4 million |
Long Island City Yard: Electrification of Tracks 7
& 8, making Long Island City a more robust terminal if service
through East River Tunnels is curtailed. Project includes restoration
of Long Island City Yard power substation. |
More information: http://web.mta.info/sandy/lirr.htm
MTA Metro-North Railroad
|
Amount
|
Project / Description
|
|
$74.8 million |
Power: Project replaces damaged components,
including substations, third rail components, facility houses. Design
underway for substations and facility houses for Harlem River Lift
Bridge. |
|
$21.5 million |
Communications and Signals: 30 miles of fiber optic
cable will be replaced. Other components requiring replacement
includes signal cable, switches, bond boxes, relays, snowmelters,
crossing gate infrastructure. Design underway. |
|
$7.2 million |
Right-of-Way: Tree removal and shoreline restoration work. |
More information: http://web.mta.info/sandy/mnr.htm
MTA Capital Construction
|
Amount
|
Project / Description
|
|
$21.4 million |
Security Equipment: Project repairs damaged security equipment in East River tunnels. Design underway. |
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