One tube at both the Queens Midtown Tunnel and Hugh L. Carey Tunnel will be closed this weekend for Sandy repairs and other work, according to the MTA. The Queens Midtown Tunnel will be closed from 2 a.m. Saturday, April 20 through 5 a.m. Monday, April 22. The Hugh L. Carey (formerly known as the Brooklyn-Battery) Tunnel [...]
The Queens bound tube of the Queens Midtown Tunnel will be closed to traffic from 2 a.m. Saturday, April 13 until 5 a.m. Monday, April 15 for Sandy-related repairs, according to the MTA. The remaining tube will be open to two-way traffic and can be used by cars and New York City buses, but commercial traffic will [...]
Starting at 2 a.m. Saturday and ending at 5 a.m. Monday the Queens-bound tube of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel will be closed to traffic to repair damage from Sandy. The remaining tube will be open to two-way traffic and can be used by cars and New York City buses, but commercial traffic will need to find [...]
Starting at 2 a.m. Saturday and ending at 5 a.m. Monday, the Queens-bound tube of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel will be closed to traffic to repair damage from Sandy. The remaining tube will be open to two-way traffic and can be used by cars and New York City buses, but commercial traffic will need to find [...]
It took over a week for the Queens-Midtown tunnel to open to traffic after it flooded during Sandy. On Tuesday, the MTA released a video from October 31 showing how much water flowed into it because of the superstorm. The transit agency also released photos of the flooding. It was the first time the tunnel, [...]
After Sandy left the Queens-Midtown Tunnel flooded with almost 30 million gallons of water a week ago, it has finally reopened to traffic, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday. For now, only buses are allowed through it during the morning and evening rush hours, from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. going into Manhattan and 3 to 7 [...]
Today the Metropolitan Transit Authority officially announced its proposals for the fare and toll hikes that are planned for March. The agency said that the increases will bring in “vitally needed revenue to support the New York region’s transportation system.” The MTA is considering four options that would increase bus and subway rides. On October [...]
The results of the MTA 2012 Customer Satisfaction Survey are in, and riders remain pleased with all New York City transit options. Surveying 18,000 people, the agency found that the biggest jump in satisfaction was with the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) and Metro-North. The increase comes after last year’s drop that was likely due to [...]
