 |
AROUND THE INDUSTRY |
|
|
| CLASSIFIEDS |
| » Atlanta BeltLine Inc. is seeking a senior transit project manager. [More] |
| » The city of Oklahoma City is looking for an assistant director of public transportation/parking. [More] |
| » Gainesville, FL, has issued an RFP for ADA paratransit service in the city and Alachua County. [More] |
| View more Classified Ads » |
| TO PLACE AN AD: E-mail or fax the requested date(s) of publication to: ptads@apta.com or FAX to (202) 496-4898. Mailing address is: Passenger Transport, 1666 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006.
Ad copy is not accepted by phone. DEADLINE: Noon, Monday, one week prior to publication date. INFORMATION: Phone (202) 496-4877. |
NYC Transit Reopens Two Bronx Stations Following Renewal Projects
MTA New York City Transit (NYC Transit) recently commemorated the reopening of the 94-year-old Castle Hill Avenue and Middletown Road subway stations following a seven-month renewal project. Both stations serve the Pelham 6 Line in the Bronx.
The two stations were the first to close for renewal work as part of a $109 million station renewal project along the line. NYC Transit provided free shuttle bus service during the closures.
Improvements at both stations included replacement of floors, walls, ceilings, street and platform stairs, reconstruction of platform edges including rubbing boards and new ADA boarding areas, new lighting in the mezzanines, and station painting. Castle Hill Avenue underwent full structural steel replacement and Middletown Road received public address speakers and will receive new platform lighting in the near future.
Also, the stations will display new artwork commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit in frames along the platform windscreens at each station. At Castle Hill Avenue, sculptural metal panels titled “Bronx: Heart, Homeland” by Priscila de Carvalho depict everyday life in the neighborhood. At the Middletown Road Station, sculptural steel panels titled “Cross-Bronx Waterway,” by Amanda Schachter and Alexander Levi of SLO Architecture, show the journey of the 6 line as it weaves through the neighborhood, and the Bronx River, using metal ribbon work to evoke water ripples in the river that is home to various forms of wildlife depicted in the artwork.
|
|
|
|
