"which was first implemented nearly a year ago. The state program raises funds for the MTA by charging drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street a $9 base toll. Gov. Kathy Hochul, in a statement, touted the newly-approved contracts as evidence that congestion pricing a program she had delayed for months last year before finally giving the green light to in November 2024 has been a success."
"The contracts the board approved on Dec. 17 will see a modern Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) signal system installed along the A and C trains' Fulton and Liberty Avenue lines between Jay Street-MetroTech in Brooklyn and Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd in Queens. The project will replace the lines' nearly century-old signal system, first installed when it opened in 1936. These latest projects mean that riders on the A and C will get faster and more reliable service"
MTA board approved $1.75 billion in contracts to install modern CBTC signaling on the A and C Fulton and Liberty Avenue lines and to fund accessibility upgrades at five stations. The CBTC installation will run between Jay Street-MetroTech in Brooklyn and Ozone Park-Lefferts Blvd in Queens, replacing a signal system first installed in 1936. The board approved a $1.3 billion contract with L.K. Comstock & Company LLC to install the new system and a $151 contract with Siemens Mobility Inc. to maintain it for 25 years. The projects are funded by congestion pricing revenue and are expected to speed service and reduce delays.
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