Posted Dec 31, 2019, 3:14 PM
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NY: Cell service and WiFi coming to L Train tunnel under East River
The busy Canarsie Tunnel wouldn't be the first under-river tunnel in the U.S. to have cell service, but the first in the city's subway system to get full connectivity.
ANNA SANDERSDECEMBER 30, 2019NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
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Dec. 28--L train riders may soon get cell service during the four-minute ride between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is looking for a contractor to ready the L train tunnel under the East River for cellular connections, issuing a request for proposals on Friday for a real estate license to build and operate broadband wireless between the 1st Ave. station and Bedford Ave.
The busy Canarsie Tunnel is already under construction after damage caused by flooding from Hurricane Sandy. The tube wouldn't be the first under-river tunnel in the U.S. to have cell service, but the first in the city's subway system to get full connectivity.
"Providing full connectivity to our millions of customers is a part of our continued push to modernize the MTA system," agency chairman and CEO Pat Foye said. "We're working to deliver full connectivity across our system and allow our customers to use their commuting time to meet their needs, whether it's texting with friends and family or communicating with coworkers."
Proposals from companies that would license the space in the Canarsie tunnel to construct the cellular infrastructure are due on Jan. 13.
All 279 underground subway stations have Wifi service already.
The MTA also rolled out broadband connections for Metro-North Train riders in Grand Central and its train shed, as well as the Park Ave. tunnel that runs to E. 97th St. Long Island Rail Road tunnels under Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn are also getting mobile connections, and so will the tunnels used to access Grand Central when East Side Access opens in 2022. The Queens-Midtown Tunnel and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel also both already have broadband.
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https://www.masstransitmag.com/techn...der-east-river
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