http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/ A New York City Subway Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:26:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-244576 Bleecker St. rehab now set for June completion date :: Second Ave. Sagas Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:04:01 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-244576 [...] the cost of a cool $50 million. By the time money materialized for the project in 2007, costs had reached $60 million, and and in 2009, the MTA said the $94 million station rehab would wrap in November of 2011. [...] [...] the cost of a cool $50 million. By the time money materialized for the project in 2007, costs had reached $60 million, and and in 2009, the MTA said the $94 million station rehab would wrap in November of 2011. [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-242330 Bleecker Street Update? Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:42:59 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-242330 [...] Originally Posted by R160 It was supposed to open in November 2011 then got pushed to early January 2012, but according to a classmate who uses Bleecker Street as his home station, he says that it looks like they still have a lot of work to day. Does anyone know why it's taking so much longer than anticipated (other than the normal reasons for delays). Also, does anyone know of a new date for the opening between the and ? It's suppose to open somewhere along 2012, and the reason why it is taking so long is the Bleecker Street Station platforms are offset. They need to extend the northbound platform south and everything. That is why it is taking so long. Here is the article. MTA to connect uptown IRT to the rest of the Bleecker St./Broadway-Lafayette St. station :: Second A... [...] [...] Originally Posted by R160 It was supposed to open in November 2011 then got pushed to early January 2012, but according to a classmate who uses Bleecker Street as his home station, he says that it looks like they still have a lot of work to day. Does anyone know why it's taking so much longer than anticipated (other than the normal reasons for delays). Also, does anyone know of a new date for the opening between the and ? It's suppose to open somewhere along 2012, and the reason why it is taking so long is the Bleecker Street Station platforms are offset. They need to extend the northbound platform south and everything. That is why it is taking so long. Here is the article. MTA to connect uptown IRT to the rest of the Bleecker St./Broadway-Lafayette St. station :: Second A… [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-238494 susan Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:26:39 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-238494 The construction has been going on a long time. Is there ANY GUESS to when this will be completed? any word since this started? I cant find this work under mta capital projects. The construction has been going on a long time. Is there ANY GUESS to when this will be completed? any word since this started? I cant find this work under mta capital projects.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-226275 John V Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:19:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-226275 Just one of the many reasons we love SAS and Ben's posts. Just one of the many reasons we love SAS and Ben’s posts.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-192961 A glimpse inside the Bleecker St. rehab :: Second Ave. Sagas Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:12:08 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-192961 [...] at the station has moved relatively slowly. We glimpsed the first renderings in late May of 2007 and saw some cross-section diagrams in mid-2009. Last year, Transit went behind the blue fence and [...] [...] at the station has moved relatively slowly. We glimpsed the first renderings in late May of 2007 and saw some cross-section diagrams in mid-2009. Last year, Transit went behind the blue fence and [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-71680 A look at the Bleecker St. renovations :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:47:48 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-71680 [...] before the days of Second Ave. Sagas, the MTA proposed fixing this annoyance. The plans — which I explored in 2007 — include extending the uptown IRT platform southward by 300 feet so that it will align properly [...] [...] before the days of Second Ave. Sagas, the MTA proposed fixing this annoyance. The plans — which I explored in 2007 — include extending the uptown IRT platform southward by 300 feet so that it will align properly [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-62718 Inside the Bleecker/Broadway-Lafayette construction :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:03:31 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-62718 [...] A long, long time ago — May 30, 2007, to be exact — I unveiled architectural renderings of a station connection decades in the making. That day, we explored Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects’ plans for a complete renovation of the Bleecker St./Broadway-Lafayette complex. [...] [...] A long, long time ago — May 30, 2007, to be exact — I unveiled architectural renderings of a station connection decades in the making. That day, we explored Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects’ plans for a complete renovation of the Bleecker St./Broadway-Lafayette complex. [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-61550 Adam Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:15:27 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-61550 Great, so this will be completed in about 20 years. Great, so this will be completed in about 20 years.

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-60078 Business owners bemoan start of Bleecker St. renovations :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:00:50 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-60078 [...] the B, D, F, V and 6 trains at the Broadway/Lafayette-Bleecker St. station on Houston St. I first highlighted the planned renovations nearly two years ago, and recently, the MTA has begun work that will finally connect the uptown 6 [...] [...] the B, D, F, V and 6 trains at the Broadway/Lafayette-Bleecker St. station on Houston St. I first highlighted the planned renovations nearly two years ago, and recently, the MTA has begun work that will finally connect the uptown 6 [...]

]]> http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-58803 Janny Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:38:57 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/2007/05/30/mta-to-connect-uptown-irt-to-the-rest-of-the-bleecker-stbroadway-lafayette-st-station/#comment-58803 It looks great! a bit like the east style. It looks great! a bit like the east style.

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