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$213M Fix For Subway Stations Passed Against City's Wishes

The MTA Board finally approved eight subway station renovations.

Originally Posted by New York City Patch

NEW YORK, NY — Even the MTA's renovation plans get delayed. The state-controlled MTA Board approved a package of eight station upgrade projects worth $213 million on Thursday over continued objections from Mayor Bill de Blasio's appointees, who argued the money should go to fix the subways.

After the 10-3 vote, two companies will renovate the stations — including the 1/2/3 and A/C/E stops near bustling Penn Station — under Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Enhanced Station Initiative, a $1 billion effort to give more than 30 stations structural repairs and cosmetic fixes, such as new stairs, floors, countdown clocks and lighting. This round of projects includes six stations in Manhattan and two in the Bronx.

The work at the Penn Station stops — two of the busiest in the subway system — and three others in Manhattan is expected to be finished within 11 months of work starting...

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