MTA Conducting ‘Renewal’ Repairs On A Line
Two Ozone Park train stations were partially closed this week through mid-August for major renovations, the MTA announced.
The Queens-bound sides of the 88th Street and 104th Street stops on the A line were shut down on Monday, May 12. The Manhattanbound platforms, however, remain open to service customers.
According to the MTA, the closures are part of its Station Renewal program for the A line to improve five stations running above Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park. Scheduled improvements include the installation of new lighting and platforms, safety features and upgraded communications.
The MTA will also repaint each station and repair or replace staircases, mezzanine floors, doors and windows, canopies, windscreen panels, railings and walls.
While long-term closures are required at the 88th Street and 104th Street stations, the MTA noted, no service disruptions are scheduled for the other three stations in the renewal project: 80th Street, Rockaway Boulevard and 111th Street.
The Queens-bound platforms at 88th Street and 104th Street will remain shut through Aug. 18. During this period, customers on Far Rockaway-bound or Ozone Parkbound A trains seeking to stop at 88th Street would need to transfer to a Manhattan-bound A train at Rockaway Boulevard.
For service to the 104th Street station, riders on Ozone Park-bound A trains should transfer to a Manhattan-bound A train at 111th Street.
Once repairs on the Queens side are finished, the MTA will conduct similar repairs to the Manhattanbound platforms at 88th Street and 104th Street requiring round-theclock closures on both stops, scheduled to begin in September.
For more information, visit www.mta.info.
