Smith-9th Closure Slated for Late June

The MTA has announced that starting June 20th, the Smith-9th subway stop is going to be closed until next March. (The earlier word on the station’s closure was that it was set for sometime this month.) Patch ran an article with more info from a Community Board 6 meeting last week: “MTA representatives, and Allyson Bechtel, Senior Transportation Planner, explained that transportation would be supplemented by the B61, which will provide more frequent travel late nights during the nine month period. Daytime frequency will remain the same. ‘People assume it’s a high volume station, the truth is its in the lower third in terms of ridership,’ said Inglesby. Both officials were confident that the B61 will be enough to provide commuters with their needs, although Inglesby noted that the MTA would be willing to look at alternatives ‘if travel patterns are exacerbated.'” The closure is part of the $275.5 million Culver Viaduct rehabilitation project that involved the suspension of Manhattan-bound F and G service at the 15th Street and Ft. Hamilton Parkway stops beginning this January; northbound trains at those two stations were set to start running again this morning, though southbound service at them will be suspended for several months starting in the fall.
MTA: Culver Viaduct Project is On Schedule [CG Patch]