The MTA is addressing long-standing congestion issues at Nostrand Junction in Brooklyn, which affects service for the subway's 2, 3, 4, and 5 lines. As part of their 2025-2029 capital plan, the MTA aims to untangle this bottleneck which has troubled transit for decades, causing delays for thousands of commuters. Proposed changes include rearranging tracks so express and local trains can run on dedicated lines through Franklin Avenue, a comprehensive fix that has been sought by state officials and community advocates for years.
"What we know as the 'Crown Heights Cluster' snarls thousands of commuters each day—and not just in Central Brooklyn, but across the system," said state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, who's pushed the MTA to take care of the issue. "Last year we stood with the Riders Alliance to demand a fix for the Nostrand bottleneck. I'm proud the MTA Capital Plan includes funding to finally un-cluster Crown Heights so more New Yorkers can get to work and school on time."
The MTA has kicked around ideas for decades to unclog the bottleneck, which slows trains down between Franklin Avenue and the Nostrand Avenue stop on the 3 and President Street stop on the 2/5. Officials identified the bottleneck as a problem as far back as 1967.
The project will rearrange the tracks so that trains that run express in Brooklyn west of Franklin Avenue can approach on the express tracks and trains that run local can stay on local tracks all the way through the junction.
Now MTA leaders have thrown a version of that idea into their 2025-2029 capital plan.
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