The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will begin the next phase of its Concourse Line Reconstruction along the B and D Lines in the Bronx will begin on July 5.
The project will restore this critical line to a state of good repair by addressing structural defects between the 161 St- Yankee Stadium and Bedford Park Boulevard stations. This work will result in better service, improved reliability and upgraded customer experience.
“We appreciate our customers’ patience as we make these necessary repairs to ensure reliable service for the next 90 years and beyond,” said New York City Transit President Richard Davey. “Ensuring improvement projects are completed as efficiently as possible sometimes requires these short-term service changes.”
Work in this project to rehabilitate the 89-year-old line includes:
- Mitigating leaks to prevent future corrosion and deterioration.
- Repairing or replacing corroded structural beams and columns.
- Repairing spalled concrete and cracks.
- Removing and replacing radio antenna.
- Repairing street level vents.
“The MTA’s 2020-24 Capital Program is committed to state of good repair and upgrades to system infrastructure; this work advances those objectives,” said MTA Construction and Development President Jamie Torres-Springer. “We are also minimizing the impact to riders while we complete this work by maintaining service.”
Beginning July 5 and continuing through December and for an additional four weeks in 2023, all D Line service will operate on the local track in both directions while the express track is closed. During the morning rush, downtown D trains will operate local between 205 St and 145 St. During the evening rush, uptown D trains will operate local between 145 St and 205 St. Street level vent repair along Grand Concourse between 161 and 192 streets began last month for this project.
“In order to continue to bring riders back to the subway, we need to ensure faster and more reliable service,” said New York City Transit Senior Vice President of Subways Demetrius Crichlow. “State of good repair work will bring us closer to the goal of providing a state-of-the-art transit system.”
Beyond the service changes, weekend outages will be necessary through March 2024 and the project will be completed by September 2024. Additional dates and service impacts will be announced at a later date.
The MTA will post both print and digital signage in stations, along with announcements in stations and on trains ahead of the scheduled work.
