FLOATING SUBWAY STATION?
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The MTA will need to shut down the L train between Manhattan and Brooklyn for 15 months.
In 2012, Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge flooded the Canarsie Tunnel under the East River, causing severe damage. The MTA will need to shut down the L train between Manhattan and Brooklyn for a projected 15 months beginning in April 2019 to make critical repairs. But how are the half a million L train commuters going to cope?
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FLOATING SUBWAY STATION?
Clip: 3/12/2018 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
In 2012, Hurricane Sandy’s storm surge flooded the Canarsie Tunnel under the East River, causing severe damage. The MTA will need to shut down the L train between Manhattan and Brooklyn for a projected 15 months beginning in April 2019 to make critical repairs. But how are the half a million L train commuters going to cope?
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