Watch: Cuomo Suspends Procurement Rules for NYC Transit Fixes
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on June 29 that the State of New York will contribute an additional $1 billion to the capital plan for New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Cuomo also signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency that suspends procurement rules for the MTA. The idea is to allow the MTA to speed up repairs and the purchase of material and equipment to replace outdated infrastructure.
In addition, Cuomo asked utility Con Ed to start an "immediate investigation" of their equipment, transmission and interlocks throughout the entire transit system. Con Ed will work with MTA to complete inspections within 90 days of its equipment at all subway stations and repair any problems found; replace vulnerable cable servicing subway stations as prioritized by MTA by end of 2017; add redundancy to subway stations without redundancy by end of year where feasible; and, by end of 2017 begin deploying remote monitoring equipment to speed up communications during crises.
In remarks at the MTA Genius Transit Challenge Conference, Cuomo called this a "summer of hell" for the city's transit infrastructure. "The current state of decline is wholly unacceptable," he said.
In the most recent incident, a train was stuck on an Amtrak track going into Penn Station because of a power failure. Amtrak says it will need eight weeks of emergency repairs resulting in closing down tracks at Penn Station.
"When you close down the tracks, there’s a series of dominoes that fall that really puts the entire system near collapse," Cuomo said. "We have ferries, we have express buses, and we’re running alternative trains to alternative locations."
Much of the MTA's signal system was installed prior to 1937, Cuomo said. Around 30% was installed prior to 1965 and hasn’t been upgraded. In places the transit system relies on 80-year-old equipment.
"The MTA’s replacement timetable currently?" he asked. "Seven to 10 years per line. In total for the system, 40 to 50 years."
To contact the author of this article, email david.wagman@ieeeglobalspec.com
Watch: Cuomo Suspends Procurement Rules for NYC Transit Fixes
Author : Internet From : globalspec Release times : 2018.03.18
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on June 29 that the State of New York will contribute an additional $1 billion to the capital plan for New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
Cuomo also signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency that suspends procurement rules for the MTA. The idea is to allow the MTA to speed up repairs and the purchase of material and equipment to replace outdated infrastructure.
In addition, Cuomo asked utility Con Ed to start an "immediate investigation" of their equipment, transmission and interlocks throughout the entire transit system. Con Ed will work with MTA to complete inspections within 90 days of its equipment at all subway stations and repair any problems found; replace vulnerable cable servicing subway stations as prioritized by MTA by end of 2017; add redundancy to subway stations without redundancy by end of year where feasible; and, by end of 2017 begin deploying remote monitoring equipment to speed up communications during crises.
In remarks at the MTA Genius Transit Challenge Conference, Cuomo called this a "summer of hell" for the city's transit infrastructure. "The current state of decline is wholly unacceptable," he said.
In the most recent incident, a train was stuck on an Amtrak track going into Penn Station because of a power failure. Amtrak says it will need eight weeks of emergency repairs resulting in closing down tracks at Penn Station.
"When you close down the tracks, there’s a series of dominoes that fall that really puts the entire system near collapse," Cuomo said. "We have ferries, we have express buses, and we’re running alternative trains to alternative locations."
Much of the MTA's signal system was installed prior to 1937, Cuomo said. Around 30% was installed prior to 1965 and hasn’t been upgraded. In places the transit system relies on 80-year-old equipment.
"The MTA’s replacement timetable currently?" he asked. "Seven to 10 years per line. In total for the system, 40 to 50 years."
To contact the author of this article, email david.wagman@ieeeglobalspec.com
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