Friend-of-SAS Peter of Ink Lake blog fame sent us another photo of the ongoing construction at the site of the future Fulton St. Transit Hub. As we can see, the building is slowly starting to take shape, and the oculus will one day arise from this steel frame. Meanwhile, many of this weekend’s service advisories are based around the work at Fulton St. Let’s get to them.
As always, these come to me from the MTA and are subject to change. Listen to on-board announcements and check the signs as you travel this weekend. Subway Weekender has your map.
From 11 p.m. Friday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, 2/3 trains run local between Times Square-42nd Street and 96th Street due to a track dig out at 50th Street and a concrete pour at 79th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, 3 service is extended to/from 34th Street-Penn Station due to a track dig out at 50th Street and a concrete pour at 79th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, downtown 46 trains run express from 14th Street to Brooklyn Bridge due to gap filler replacement at 14th Street and work on the Broadway-Lafayette to Bleecker Street transfer.
From 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, there are no 5 trains between Dyre Avenue and 149th Street-Grand Concourse due to rail work at East 180th Street and a cable pull on the Dyre Avenue line. Free shuttle buses and 2 trains provide alternate service.
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, free shuttle buses replace A trains between Far Rockaway and Beach 90th Street due to station rehabilitation at Beach 36th Street and Beach 60th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, 207th Street-bound A trains run on the F line from Jay Street to West 4th Street, then local to 59th Street due to work on the Chambers Street Signal Modernization Project.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, A trains run local between Hoyt-Schermerhorn and Euclid Avenue due to work on the Chambers Street Signal Modernization Project.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, A trains skip Broadway-Nassau Street in both directions due to construction at the Fulton Street Transit Center complex.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, C trains run on the F line between West 4th Street and 2nd Avenue. This change is due to work on the Chambers Street Signal Modernization Project. Customers to Manhattan may take a downtown A or E at West 4th Street. For Brooklyn, customers may take the A or F instead.
From 11 p.m. Friday, April 16 to 6 a.m. Saturday, April 17, from 11 p.m. Saturday, April 17 to 7 a.m. Sunday, April 18, from 11 p.m. Sunday, April 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, Manhattan-bound D trains skip 175th-175th and 170th Streets due to a track chip out north of 170th Street.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, Manhattan-bound D trains run on the N line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street, then express to Pacific Street, bypassing DeKalb Avenue and continuing on its regular route. This change is due to renewal of a track switch north of 9th Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, Jamaica-bound E trains run on the F line from West 4th Street to Roosevelt Avenue due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, the Jamaica-bound platforms at 5th Avenue, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street and 23rd Street-Ely Avenue are closed due to work on the 5th Avenue Interlocking Signal System Modernization. Customers should take the R6 or shuttle bus instead. Note: Free shuttle buses connect the Court Aquare-23rd Street-Ely Avenue, Queens Plaza and 21st Street-Queensbridge stations.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, Manhattan-bound E trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to track cable work.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, F trains replace the C between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets and Euclid Avenue due to Jay Street station rehabilitation and construction of the underground connector to Lawrence Street station. Note: During daytime hours trains run express; during the late night hours, trains run local.
From 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, there is no G train service between Forest Hills-71st Avenue and Court Square due to Jay Street station rehabilitation and construction of the underground connector to Lawrence Street station. Customers should take the E or R instead. Note: R trains run local with exceptions.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, G trains replace the F between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to Jay Street station rehabilitation and construction of the underground connector to Lawrence Street station.
From 3:30 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 10 p.m. Sunday, April 18, there are no J trains between Crescent Street and Jamaica Center due to track panel installation north of Woodhaven Boulevard. E trains and free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, Manhattan-bound N trains run express from 36th Street to Pacific Street due to repair of pump room equipment near DeKalb Avenue.
From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, April 17 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, N trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge between Canal Street and DeKalb Avenue due to station rehabilitation and construction of the underground connector at the Lawrence Street station. Note: Manhattan-bound N trains skip DeKalb Avenue.
From 11 p.m. Friday, April 16 to 7 a.m. Saturday, April 17, from 11 p.m. Saturday, April 17 to 8 a.m. Sunday, April 18 and from 11 p.m. Sunday, April 18 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, uptown Q trains run local from Times Square-42nd Street to 57th Street-7th Avenue due to a track dig out north of Times Square.
From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, Q trains run in two sections due to rail repairs:
- Between 57th Street-7th Avenue and Brighton Beach and
- Between Brighton Beach and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue
From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, there are no R shuttle trains between 59th Street and 36th Street (Brooklyn) due to repair of pump room equipment near DeKalb Avenue. Customers should take the N instead.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from 36th Street to Pacific Street due to repair of pump room equipment near DeKalb Avenue.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, Manhattan-bound R trains run express from Forest Hills-71st Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue due to track cable work.
From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, April 17 and Sunday, April 18, R trains are rerouted over the Manhattan Bridge between Canal Street and DeKalb Avenue due to Jay Street rehabilitation and construction of the underground connector to the Lawrence Street station. Note: Manhattan-bound R trains skip DeKalb Avenue.
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, April 19, A trains replace Rockaway Park Shuttle S train between Broad Channel and Rockaway Park due to station rehabilitation at Beach 36th and Beach 60th Streets.
At all times until April 19, 2010, the Broad Channel-bound S platform at Beach 98th Street is closed for rehabilitation.
18 comments
I just hope that they dont scale back any further on the transit center.People seem to forget about the mta’s plan to bring the LIRR from Atlantic Terminal arcoss the river to Lower Manhatten it most likely will be between the WTC and Fulton transit hubs, so it will need the capacity and vitality. so please lets build them both right, no more scalebacks
That plan has been effectively dead for a long time. The feasibility study is about as far as that one got. The project would cost nearly $10 billion, hasn’t been given any funding and no one has made it a current priority. Maybe one day they will, but the aesthetic design of the roof of the Fulton St. transit hub won’t make a difference if and when the LIRR reaches Lower Manhattan.
I’m trying to wrap my head around the idea that the three-times-over-budget-before-construction-started ARC project is cheaper than the Fulton-Atlantic link would be.
But given the other possibilities for commuter rail links, the main issue with a Fulton-Atlantic tunnel would be to ensure the Fulton station is oriented along a north-south axis, to allow cross-platform transfers to future north-south services.
Wow. An OCULUS! Just what riders need instead of adequate weekend service, cleaners, or station agents. How lucky can NYC get? I know, I know, it comes out of a different budget. But ultimately and fundamentally, aren’t these supposed to be hard times?
The Chrysler Building/Empire State Building/Rockefeller Center were all build during much “harder” times– the Depression. Central Park was built during the Civil War/Reconstruction. Wonder what our City would look like if people always cut aesthetics…
Also, to piggyback on this point, the construction efforts lead to jobs. It’s vital to keep building things during bad economic times for just that point.
Oculi do not create more jobs than operating budget aid.
That’s a binary answer to a complicated problem. It’s not really as simple as saying that we’re going to discard the oculus and magically have more money for operating expenses.
First, I agree with Ben capital and operating expenses usually aren’t fungible – nor should they be.
Second, the design has already been scaled back. In the original plan, the entire structure extending upwards was going to be glass – now it’s just the top.
Third – cheers for so many uses of the word oculus/oculi in this thread!
Yes, in case anybody here is unsure about that word:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oculus
It’s not magically going to create more money, no. If you want to be idealistic, then it’s magically going to create more money for more useful capital construction. So substitute “ADA retrofits” or “state of good repair” for “operating budget aid.”
But if you want to be cynical, then the oculus is going to come out of future budget overruns. Removing it now means a smaller overrun, which will reduce the need for tax hikes, spending cuts, or deficit spending.
But, since the oculus will fuction as a skylight, doesn’t it seem that that less lighting will be required in the daytime? That will mean reduced energy costs.
I don’t think so. Skylit places often have artificial light no matter what.
Besides which, there are cheaper ways to build skylights than to have oculi.
agree with AK.
what the hell is the matter with people? an oculus would be a lovely addition. younger and callower seems to think that the money saved on this nice piece of design (if any money would be saved – see Peter’s post) would pay to cover every ill otherwise afflicting the system.
When the southbound 6 bypasses Bleecker, is a transfer offered (with paper tickets) between the IND and the northbound 6, or is that transfer not available at all in either direction?
I don’t even think they are planning to build an oculus anymore. If you look at the 3rd quarter 2009 report on the transit center (found here: http://www.mta.info/capconstr/.....9%20Q3.pdf, page 14) then you will see that the roof design doesn’t include an oculus anymore. This is also the final depiction they have at the construction site that I passed by yesterday.
That’s the Dey St. Headhouse, not the Transit Center building. The promos and ads throughout the system show the building with a modified oculus. I’ll try to dig up a picture.
I have a pic here , along with some history about the site.
Peter
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