Thirdrail7
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The city that never sleeps will need a lot more taxi and Uber drivers.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-yor...0190916-agxkcr4ii5caphgcsrmghgxyzy-story.html
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-yor...0190916-agxkcr4ii5caphgcsrmghgxyzy-story.html
Signal upgrades to six busy stretches of track — which until recently were expected to take decades to complete — will be completed in the next few years under the plan.
But bringing the subways up from the old technology — some of which dates to the 1930s — will bring pain to subway riders.
“I’ve seen this done elsewhere, specifically London,” NYC Transit President Andy Byford said of the speedy re-signaling work. “Ultimately whichever technology you adopt, you still need to give crews time to access tracks in order to install line-side equipment."
“We will need to make great use, extensive use, of weekends," the English transit chief said. "We’re not ruling out line closures.”
When Byford announced his “Fast Forward” plan to upgrade the city’s transit networks last year, he warned that night and weekend subway closures could be necessary for up to 2 1/2 years while crews completed signal work. For months, Byford has told riders at town halls: “You can’t have gain without the pain.”
“Riders are willing to tolerate some inconvenience in the short term, in part because we think it’s necessary,” said John Raskin, executive director of Riders Alliance. “To be honest with the riders, politicians have to acknowledge that reality.”