Wrapping up the week, previewing the weekend

No week in recent years was as bad for transit in New York City as this one. In the span of a few hours, the MTA approved a massive fare hike that will go into effect on December 30, and New Jersey’s governor announced plans to cancel the ARC Tunnel over concerns of rising costs. To catch up on these stories, check out my coverage from the previous five days.

ARC Tunnel

• Report: New Jersey pulls plug on ARC Tunnel (Oct. 5)
• ARC Tunnel not yet officially dead but on life support (Oct. 6)
• Gov. Christie officially kills ARC Tunnel (Oct. 7)
• ARC Lives: Christie, LaHood agree on two-week reprieve (Oct. 8)

Fare Hike

• Walder: Board will vote for $104 unlimited card (Oct. 5)
• Gearing up for a fare hike vote (Oct. 7)
• MTA Board approves 2011 fare hike (Oct. 7)
• The Know-Nothingness of New Yorkers (Oct. 8)

Meanwhile, with Friday upon us, it’s time for the weekend service changes. Despite a shocking fare hike, the work must go on. It’s another doozy. As always, these changes come to me from New York City Transit and are subject to change without notice. Read the signs at your local station and listen to on-board announcements for the latest updates. Subway Weekender has the map.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, 1 service is suspended between 242nd Street and 168th Street due to rehab work between 242nd Street and Dyckman Street stations and is also suspended between Chambers Street and South Ferry due to Port Authority work at the WTC site. The 2, 3 and A trains, free shuttle buses and the M3 bus provide alternate service. Free shuttle buses run in three sections:

• On Broadway between 242nd Street and 215th Street stations, then connecting to the 207th Street A station.
• On St. Nicholas Avenue between 191st and 168th Street stations.
• In lower Manhattan between Chambers Street and South Ferry.

1 trains run local between 168th Street and 34th Street then express between 34th Street and 14th Street where it terminates. 2 and 3 trains run local between 96th Street and Chambers Street.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, 2 trains run local between Chambers Street and 96th Street due to track work at Franklin Street and Port Authority work at the WTC site.

From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10, 3 trains run local between Chambers Street to 96th Street due to track work at Franklin Street and Port Authority work at the WTC site.

From 11 p.m. Friday, October 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, downtown 4 trains skip 33rd, 28th, and 23rd Streets due to track work south of 33rd Street.

From 11 p.m. Friday, October 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, downtown 6 trains skip 33rd, 28th, and 23rd Streets due to track work south of 33rd Street.

From 4 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 10 p.m. Sunday, October 10, the last stop for some Pelham Park-bound 6 trains is 3rd Avenue due to track panel installation at Westchester Square.

Manhattan-bound 6 trains skip Parkchester due to station rehabilitation until 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, when service will be restored at Parkchester station.

From 4 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 11 p.m. Sunday, October 10, Flushing-bound 7 trains skip 82nd, 90th, 103rd, and 111th Streets due to switch renewal at 111th Street.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, downtown A trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to track replacement at 42nd Street.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, there is no A train service at Broadway-Nassau/Fulton Street in either direction due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center.

From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10, downtown C trains skip 50th, 23rd, and Spring Streets due to track replacement at 42nd Street.

From 6:30 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10, there is no C train service at Broadway-Nassau/Fulton Street in either direction due to work on the Fulton Street Transit Center.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, D trains operate between 205th Street and 34th Street and between Pacific Street and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue due to construction of the Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer and structural repair of the Manhattan Bridge. The N train and free shuttle buses between Grand Street and West 4th Street provide alternate service. – Yankee fans heading from Brooklyn to Game 3 of the ALDS should take the 4.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 6 p.m. Sunday, October 10, there are no D trains at 71st Street and 18th Avenue in either direction due to mezzanine rehabilitation.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, D trains run local between 145th Street and 59th Street-Columbus Circle due to construction of the Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, downtown E trains skip 23rd and Spring Streets due to track replacement at 42nd Street.

From 11:30 p.m. Friday, October 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, the L will operate between Rockaway Parkway and Myrtle/Wyckoff Avs. There will be one shuttle bus operation in a loop between Marcy Avenue (J, Z), Bedford Avenue (L) and Lorimer Street (L). The second bus shuttle operation is between Myrtle/Wyckoff Avs. and Lorimer Street. In Manhattan, customers should take the M14 for all L stops between 8th Avenue and Essex Street. The weekend M service is extended and will operate between Metropolitan Avenue and 57th Street/6th Avenue. These changes are due to CBTC cable work.

From 12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, Manhattan-bound N trains run on the D line from Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue to 36th Street due to track replacement between north of Kings Highway to north of Bay Parkway and conduit/cable work. As a result, there will be no Manhattan-bound N trains at 86th Street, Avenue U, Kings Highway, Bay Parkway, 20th, 18th Avenues, Ft. Hamilton Parkway and 8th Avenue. Note: Manhattan-bound N trains skip 71st Street and 18th Avenue.

From12:01 a.m. Saturday, October 9 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, Coney Island-bound N trains run local from Pacific to 59th Streets and Ditmars-bound N trains run local from 36th Street to Pacific Street due to construction on the Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer and structural repairs on the Manhattan Bridge.

From 10 p.m. Friday, October 8 to 5 a.m. Monday October 11, Coney Island-bound Q trains skip Avenue J due to structural steel repair on the platform annex.

From 5 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 9 to Sunday, October 10, there are no Q trains between 42nd Street and 57th Street due to fan plant rehabilitation.

From 5 a.m. to midnight, Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10, there are no R trains at Queens Plaza, Lexington Aveneue/59th Street, and 5th Avenue/59th Street due to fan plant rehabilitation. Customers should take the N instead.

From 12:01 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10 and from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, R shuttle trains are extended: Manhattan-bound R trains run from 95th Street to Whitehall Street due to construction on the Broadway-Lafayette Street to Bleecker Street transfer and structural repair of the Manhattan Bridge.

(Rockaway Park Shuttle)
From 10:30 p.m. Friday, October 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 11, free shuttle buses replace S trains between Rockaway Park and Beach 60th Street due to station rehabilitations.