In Case of Hurricane, Take the R or the G Lines to Work
Monday, October 27, 2014 - 04:00 AM
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New York City Transit employees pumping water out of the Cranberry Street Tunnel in November 2012 (MTA New York City Transit / Leonard Wiggins/flickr) The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority sustained $4.7 billion in damage after Sandy — two years ago to the day this Wednesday. And it will take much more than that to protect the nation's busiest transit system from another mega-storm.
Here are some highlights of what's been done so far:
Here are some highlights of what's been done so far:
- A seven-foot-tall steel wall has been installed along the A line tracks across Broad Channel, to prevent another washout that stranded Rockaway commuters for months after Sandy.
- The tunnels carrying the R line under the East River and the G line under Newtown Creek are theoretically flood-proof; electrical substations were sealed; openings, such as hatches and manhole coverings were plugged; cables were encased in watertight ducts.
- Since some of the water that infiltrated the R tunnel came through the South Ferry Station in Lower Manhattan, the MTA built a steel door to seal the station off from the tunnel in case of flooding.
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Kate Hinds
Kate Hinds is an Associate Producer for WNYC News. She also reports for WNYC and Transportation Nation, a public radio reporting project that combines the work of multiple newsrooms to provide coverage of how we build, rebuild and get around the nation.
