Reopening of 167 St on the B, D lines

Reopening of 167 St on the B, D lines

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MTA New York City Transit performed major station repairs and upgrades at the 167 St station on the Grand Concourse line, reopening the station in January 2019. This station originally opened for service in July 1933.

While crews made critical repairs to the station infrastructure such as concrete and metal platforms, stairs, beams and columns, they also modernized the station with enhancements to entrances including stairs, LED lighting, digital signage providing real-time service information, and new turnstile areas with security cameras and brighter lighting.

Countdown clocks and Help Points, which allow customers to communicate quickly with staff for assistance or emergencies, were installed, as well as new station furniture and platform safety enhancements such as tactile edge warning strips to improve customer safety.

Photos: Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Ovoke Ukpokpo

Reopening of the 39 Av-Dutch Kills station on the Astoria Line

Reopening of the 39 Av-Dutch Kills station on the Astoria Line

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The 39 Av subway station on the N, W lines reopened on Monday, January 28, 2019, weeks earlier than scheduled. The station was closed in summer 2018 for a major repair project that included work to the station’s structural steel and concrete, and modernization work that included new digital signage and a redesigned turnstile area.

The station was also renamed as 39 Av-Dutch Kills to reflect the neighborhood’s history.

MTA Arts & Design commissioned "Hellion Equilibrium" by Sarah Morris to bring color and transparency to the station platforms. The vibrant tempered laminated colored glass artwork references an abstracted rendering of the station’s GPS location. Morris’s span of work has included visual references to GPS technology, topological mapping and industrial graphics, with an interest in patterns of movement within cities.

Photos by MTA New York City Transit / Marc A. Hermann

Reopening of 28 St on the 6 Line

Reopening of 28 St on the 6 Line

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MTA New York City Transit reopened the 28 St station on the 6 line on Monday, January 14, 2019, after a months-long station repair and modernization project. While crews made extensive repairs to the station’s structural steel, they also upgraded and modernized the station infrastructure such as turnstile areas, digital signage and station entrances.

Photos: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit