Every line, 1 train suffering from weekend service changes

Every week on Thursday, the MTA releases its press release of Weekend Service Changes. This week’s bulletin informs me that there will be changes on the following lines: 1234567ACDFGJNRW.

In other words, you’re good if you’re taking the E, L, M, Q, or Z. Yikes.

The worst victims of this service slowdown are those of you who live along the West Side IRT local line. The 1 train is having one helluva summer:

For five weekends in June and July, service on the 1 line will be suspended in lower Manhattan in order to allow Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to do excavation work on a portion of the exterior of the 1 line. This foundation work is necessary for the Authority’s World Trade Center rebuilding projects.

During the upcoming weekends, 1 trains will terminate at 14th Street. 2 and 3 trains will make all local stops between the 96th Street and Chambers Street stations. Shuttle buses will carry customers between the Chambers Street and South Ferry.

But wait! There’s more:

For three weekends, June 23-25, June 30-July 2 and July 7-9, there will also be several Upper Manhattan track projects affecting 1 service between the 168th Street and 242nd Street stations. MTA NYC Transit will be replacing track switches at Dyckman and 215th Streets and there will be a track chip-out and concrete pour at 181st Street.

During those three weekends, there will be no 1 train service between 168th Street and Van Cortlandt Park-242nd Street. Customers may transfer to the A train at 168th Street, ride to 207th Street and board a free shuttle bus serving stations between the 207th Street (A) station and Van Cortlandt Park-242nd Street in the Bronx. Customers wishing to go to 181st and 191st Streets along St. Nicholas Avenue may use the M3 bus route which will be supplemented through the midnight hours with shuttle bus service.

My advice: Walk. Good luck with that.

Full weekend service alerts are here.