More than six years following Superstorm Sandy, transit users and transit agencies are still repairing the extensive damage. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) will close the PATH World Trade Center Station on weekends during the next two years (except major holiday weekends) in order to replace equipment and rebuild tunnels damage in the October 2012 storm.
PANYNJ explains that Superstorm Sandy caused massive flooding that decimated vital PATH signal and switch systems and at the World Trade Center site, corrosive salt water ruined much of the underground electrical and mechanical systems. To keep the system running, PATH initiated weekend closures and service adjustments in 2014.
The repairs being performed during the next two years include replacing PATH's tracks, third rail, electrical and signal and communications infrastructure. The project will begin Jan. 5 and is expected to end in December 2020.
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Mischa Wanek-Libman
Group Editorial Director
Mischa Wanek-Libman is director of communications with Transdev North America. She has more than 20 years of experience working in the transportation industry covering construction projects, engineering challenges, transit and rail operations and best practices.
Wanek-Libman has held top editorial positions at freight rail and public transportation business-to-business publications including as editor-in-chief and editorial director of Mass Transit from 2018-2024. She has been recognized for editorial excellence through her individual work, as well as for collaborative content.
