NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The MTA announced Thursday that 17 stations across the city will receive contract upgrades this year as part of its commitment to make the subway system 95% accessible.
The 2020-2024 Capital Program is the most ambitious accessibility program in MTA history, with $5.2 billion to make 67 stations accessible — more than the previous three Capital Programs combined.
In 2023, the MTA intends to award ADA station upgrades at these stations:
Van Cortlandt Park-242 St (1)
Harlem-148 St (3)
96 St (B, C)
81 St (B, C)
86 St (4, 5, 6)
46 St-Bliss St (7)
33 St-Rawson (7)
Broadway (N, W)
Court Sq-23 St (E, M)
New Lots Ave (3)
Classon Ave (G)
36 St (D, N, R)
Huguenot (SIR)
168 St (1)
Broadway Junction (A, C)
Broadway Junction (J, Z)
Broadway Junction (L)
The MTA adds that 29 new elevators will be installed at subway stations across all five boroughs.
"We are determined to make the NYC Transit system fully accessible, not just for persons with disabilities, but also for seniors, for parents with children who are in strollers and travelers with luggage," said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. "That’s why we are doing station accessibility projects at four times the pace of previous MTA Capital Programs, and why we made an agreement with disability advocates that we won’t slow down until the system is truly accessible to everyone, once and for all."
In 2022, contracts were awarded for 13 new stations, including eight stations as part of the agency’s first Public-Private Partnership package.
As a result, the MTA is currently in construction at 34 stations throughout the system.
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