Passengers New Jersey Transit and Long Island Rail Road are preparing for the beginning of «infernal summer».
Monday morning the Pennsylvania Station, the busiest railway junction in the United States, will be partially closed for extensive renovation ways. Will the repairs only on 1 September.
Approximately 600 thousand passengersdaily arriving at Penn Station from new Jersey and long island will have to either put up with long delays and inconvenience or to seek alternative routes.
«It will be very difficult months,» said Ronnie Hakim, interim Executive Director of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Hakim advised passengers to avoid travelling in the rush hour and be dispersed along the platforms to avoid huge crowds.
The delay will affect the economy of the city. According to Reuters, it is estimated that employers from Manhattan will lose approximately 14.5 million dollars for each hour delays train passengers from new Jersey and long island.
In turn, member of the Assembly of the state of new Jersey John Wisniewski urged passengers to consider alternative travel options, such as, ferries and buses. However, according to official data, from new Jersey to new York every day attracts about 97 thousand cars.
The ferry across the Hudson, is worth $ 9, and some residents of new Jersey prefer it. «It’s less stressful trip. Beautiful views, these sparkling towers that appear out of the fog,» says Manager Tim will be from West Orange, new Jersey.
And some of the «summer of hell» even inspires creativity.
So, Joe Neri, copywriter, began writing hokku (haiku) on the subject, for which he has acquired the nickname «the bard of Penn Station».
«Failure Monday? The tenth of July, summer of hell. Good luck, passengers,» wrote Neri visit NJ Transit Riders in Facebook.
