Wave barriers, a debris shield and cushioned tracks: Rockaway A train gets a new life

Wave barriers, a debris shield and cushioned tracks: Rockaway A train gets a new life

A train service to the Rockaways will resume May 19.

MTA officials tour Rockaway A train project site ahead of Memorial Day reopening – QNS

MTA leadership and project officials gathered in the Rockaways on Thursday, May 16, for a site tour of the $393 million Rockaway Line Resiliency and Rehabilitation Project, which is nearing completion just in time for the busy Memorial Day travel weekend. The tour was held near Beach Channel Drive and Beach 80th Street, where construction crews have been working around the clock to strengthen one of the city’s most climate-vulnerable subway line…