Cortlandt Street subway stop to stay closed for another year

17th February 2006, 09:33 AM

>
> MANHATTAN - The re-opening of the Cortlandt Street subway station on
> the R and W lines, which has been closed since August 2005 for
> construction of the $750 million Fulton Street Transit Center, has been
> delayed until next spring, transit officials said yesterday.

As predicted in this space weeks ago . . .

S.O.P. when the TA goes to work on a station. Initial completion dates are
are uniformly lies -- whether major work or reparing an escalator.

Jim Guthrie

17th February 2006, 02:35 PM

J.R.Guthrie wrote:

>>MANHATTAN - The re-opening of the Cortlandt Street subway station on
>>the R and W lines, which has been closed since August 2005 for
>>construction of the $750 million Fulton Street Transit Center, has been
>>delayed until next spring, transit officials said yesterday.
>
>
> As predicted in this space weeks ago . . .
>
> S.O.P. when the TA goes to work on a station. Initial completion dates are
> are uniformly lies -- whether major work or reparing an escalator.
>
> Jim Guthrie
>
>
Yeah well they can't even finsh one staircase you know Bay 50th ST.

17th February 2006, 02:36 PM

danny burstein wrote:

> In <F8lJf.1484$cF5.508@news-wrt-01.rdc-nyc.> "J.R.Guthrie" <jguthrie1@nyc.> writes:
>
>
>>>MANHATTAN - The re-opening of the Cortlandt Street subway station on
>>>the R and W lines, which has been closed since August 2005 for
>>>construction of the $750 million Fulton Street Transit Center, has been
>>>delayed until next spring, transit officials said yesterday.
>
>
>>As predicted in this space weeks ago . . .
>
>
>>S.O.P. when the TA goes to work on a station. Initial completion dates are
>>are uniformly lies -- whether major work or reparing an escalator.
>
>
> To give them and all the other people involved credit
> where it's due, they completely rebuilt the lower
> Manhattan #1 system, from worse than scratch... in
> record time after the WTC came down on and into it.
>
>
Right only because they knew they had to since the events of 9/11
were still fresh in the public's minds and besides the station is still
closed.