Getting Around the Tunnel Closure

On August 3, the Metropolitan Transit Authority will close the Montague Tunnel connecting Brooklyn and lower Manhattan to repair the damage done by the Hurricane Sandy-driven storm surge that flooded the tunnel with seawater last fall.

The tunnel closure is expected to last at least 14 months, maybe
longer, meaning that Bay Ridge commuters with jobs in lower Manhattan
will need a long-term

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Pursuing R Train Alternatives During Tunnel Closure

Back in June, local City Council Member Vinnie Gentile and 17 other elected officials attended a meeting convened by the Riders Alliance, the Straphangers Campaign and Borough President Marty Markowitz, to brainstorm commuter alternatives to the R train during the MTA's unprecedented 14+-month closure, beginning the first week in August, of the Sandy-damaged Montague Tunnel, which carries the

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