The MTA in NYC finally got all of its routes restored this past week, with the A running back out to the Rockaways, but they've also announced that they've got to take one of the Sandy damaged tunnels out of service to basically gut the entire thing and rebuild from scratch due to the damage done.Work on the Montague tube, which connects Brooklyn and Manhattan under the East River, will likely
Showing posts with label flooding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flooding. Show all posts
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
The MTA Announces Major Disruptions on R Line To Solve Sandy Flooding Damage
Posted on 08:05 by Unknown
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
Another Report Shows NJ Transit Ignored Flooding Risks
Posted on 06:55 by Unknown
NJ Transit continues to show that it ignored reports and warnings that its facilities in Hoboken and Kearny were in flood zones and equipment and materials stored there could be subject to flooding.
A report studying climate change and its effect on NJ Transit highlighted that both Kearny and Hoboken were in flood zones.The $45,990 study included a map that shows the Kearny and Hoboken rail
A report studying climate change and its effect on NJ Transit highlighted that both Kearny and Hoboken were in flood zones.The $45,990 study included a map that shows the Kearny and Hoboken rail
Thursday, 13 December 2012
The Case Against NJ Transit's James Weinstein
Posted on 15:30 by Unknown
Jim Weinstein is the executive director of NJ Transit and his latest round of hearings with members of Congress and the New Jersey legislature raise questions about how the agency was run before, during, and after Hurricane Sandy made landfall.
The main focus has been on how and why the agency failed to move more than 300 railcars out of flood zones in Kearny and Hoboken. That's a more than
The main focus has been on how and why the agency failed to move more than 300 railcars out of flood zones in Kearny and Hoboken. That's a more than
Posted in flooding, Hoboken, Hurricane Sandy, James Weinstein, mass transit, natural disasters, NJ Transit
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Sunday, 18 November 2012
Yet Another Reason Not To Trust NJ Transit
Posted on 04:15 by Unknown
I've long written that NJ Transit could not be trusted to carry out capital projects such as the now-killed ARC Tunnel project and that it couldn't manage its current operating budget or priorities properly.
Now comes word that NJ Transit recklessly disregarded reports from the weather services that it positioned one third of its rail fleet in areas that were expected to flood.
That's no way to
Now comes word that NJ Transit recklessly disregarded reports from the weather services that it positioned one third of its rail fleet in areas that were expected to flood.
That's no way to
Posted in flooding, Hurricane Sandy, mass transit, natural disasters, New Jersey, NJ Transit
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Friday, 9 November 2012
NJ Transit and Port Authority Fail Commuters During Crisis Yet Again
Posted on 18:50 by Unknown
The disaster response by NJ Transit and PATH is beyond deplorable. It's atrocious and defies common sense. The agency seems to think that it's done a good job in providing information to its customers, and yet there is a daily crush of thousands of commuters attempting to get home by way of one of the three rail lines servicing New Jersey other than the Atlantic City Line or the bus service that
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