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Finishing work in the Rutgers Tunnels and advancing CBTC on the Culver Line

Updated Aug 4, 2021

What’s going on?

During two weekends in August, there will be significant service diversions on the  and  lines while we complete flood resiliency work and upgrades for the Rutgers Tunnels. We’ll also be installing fiber optic cables in the area of Jay St-MetroTech/Borough Hall/Hoyt-Schermerhorn for network data connections supporting the Culver Line Signal Modernization Project.
 

When and how will service be affected:

August 6 – 9 and August 13 – 16, from 9:30 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday

trains will be rerouted in both directions via the between Roosevelt Av and Canal St and then via the between Canal St and Euclid Av.

 trains will be rerouted via the in both directions between Roosevelt Av and Delancey St/Essex St, the last stop.

During days and evenings, trains will only run in Manhattan between 168 St and Canal St, and via the to/from World Trade Center, the last stop.

The East Broadway station will be closed. Free shuttle buses will run to/from the Delancey St/Essex St  station where service will be available.

The York St station will be closed.

Overnight, August 6 – 7 and August 13 - 14, from 9:30 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Saturday

verOooooooo serservice will operate in two sections: 
Between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs and between 4 Av-9 St and Stillwell Av.
Free shuttle buses will make all station stops between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and 4 Av-9 St, and connect with the at Jay St-MetroTech.
Transfer between trains and buses at Bedford-Nostrand Avs and 4 Av-9 St.

After 5 a.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday, trains will run between Court Sq and Church Av, and via the to/from Coney Island-Stillwell Av.

How to get around:

customers should use the between Bergen St and Stillwell Av. Transfer between the rerouted and  at Hoyt-Schermerhorn.

During the overnight from 9:30 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday, take a shuttle bus for all stops between Jay St-MetroTech and 4 Av-9 St. Take the shuttle trains between 4 Av-9 St and Stillwell Av.

For service between Roosevelt Av and Delancey St/Essex St, take the . Transfer between the  and  and and    anddand  at Roosevelt Av or W 4 St-Wash Sq. customers can take the for service between Roosevelt Av and Chambers St-World Trade Center.

For East Broadway, take a shuttle bus. Transfer to/from the  at the Delancey St/Essex St  station.

For York St, use the nearby High St station.

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