If you are already counting the days until the end of «Infernal summer, «we have bad news for you – the fun from MTA, it can not end at labor Day.
The head of Amtrak announced Wednesday that in case the repair work on the paths will not be completed until September 1, the fall of new Yorkers are also waiting for the suspension movement of some trains to Penn Station in the next weekend.
«If it becomes clear that workers are not meeting the deadlines, we have the opportunity to complete all that will not have time in the next weekend,» said Amtrak CEO, wick Moorman, in his speech before the National press club.
Murman said he still hopes that all the work in one of the main transit hubs in the city, which has long been experiencing a number of problems and desperately needs a renovation, will be completed during the summer months. Currently the company has enough equipment and skilled workersto cope with this problem.
In addition to track repair, Amtrak should continue to develop plans for the near future for the correction of the signal system and power system, which decayed not less than repaired now the way to Penn station Station, owned by Amtrak but primarily used by Long Island Rail Road and New Jersey Transit. They are so old, almost falling apart. Over the last few months, rails has been the source of numerous problems, including not only the endless delays, but gatherings of trains with rails.
Work began this week, led to massive changes in the schedule of trains, forcing passengers to constantly change plans and use other modes of transport to avoid delays.
MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said Monday that Amtrak must complete the entire amount of repair work by labor Day. The Agency is closely monitoring the Amtrak to adhere to the approved schedule.
