Brooklyn in Brief - Subway Tunnel to Close
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| The closure of the Montague Tube |
The
closure of the Montague tube, which carries the R train beneath
the mouth of the East River, will ffect tens of thousands of daily
riders who commute on the R from southern Brooklyn.
Work on the Montague tube will likely begin in August, and is expected to last 12 to 14 months, an MTA official said.
The
authority also plans to close might close the Greenpoint tunnel on
the G train for 12 weekends this year, replacing service with a
shuttle bus between Brooklyn and Queens. The tunnel likely will be
closed during the summer of 2014 for additional repairs, the official
said.
Category: Brooklyn Currents
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