Traffic apocalypse in New York: which areas and modes of transport should be avoided

Large-scale repair work of the transport system of New York, malfunctions and a large number of cars create a transport apocalypse unprecedented in the city.

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Information about what changes in the work of public transport in New York should be taken into account when planning trips, as well as whether it makes sense to use cars or bicycles, collected edition The New York Post.

L line closure

Scheduled for April 2019, the 15-month L line closure between Brooklyn and Manhattan will take place in a few months, but unpleasant surprises are already waiting for passengers in this direction.

Starting on 23: 30 Friday 10 August, most of the line will be closed until Monday morning 5, trains will only run between Broadway Junction and the southern terminal at Canarsi-Rockaway-Parkway.

These closures will be repeated for another 14 weekend from August 2018 of the year to March of the 2019 of the year (the exact dates of all the weekends on which the line will be closed are not named yet). These closures are needed for preparatory work for a large repair.

It is planned to distribute the load due to the closure of the line between city buses and other metro lines - additional routes will be introduced for this purpose.

Metro breakdown

Residents of New York have long been accustomed to the fact that the use of public transport often leads to delays.

The average proportion of metro trains arriving on time between July 2017 and June 2018 is 64%; this is slightly better than a year earlier - 61,8%.

The causes of these incidents are faults in the system: problems with traffic lights, arrows or other problems.

MTA officials said they were working to correct the errors, but stressed that it would take time.

"We have stabilized the system, we are making a huge investment to modernize our infrastructure, and it will take hard work, but these efforts will provide better service to New Yorkers," said MTA spokesman Shams Tarek.

Hell for motorists

Large-scale roadworks began on August 10 on the highway connecting the Lincoln Tunnel to the New Jersey Turnpike.

17 August repairs will expand and one lane in each direction will be closed around the clock, creating the threat of huge traffic jams forming on the highway.

The 90,3 million dollar highway reconstruction project, which began in September last year, is expected to continue for two years. This will create problems for those traveling by car between New York and New Jersey.

Meanwhile, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, which oversees the project, did not offer any alternative travel options without adding trains to the NJ Transit.

Railroad

Just because you live and work outside of New York City's five major boroughs doesn't mean you'll be immune to transportation problems—the Long Island Rail Road and NJ Transit are also experiencing delays and disruptions.

In addition to recurring problems and delays at Penn Station, there are also problems at other sites.

In two weeks, the trains twice went off the rails near the East River Tunnel, which led to significant delays in the movement of trains.

Things aren't much better for NJ Transit, with 27 trains canceled entirely Monday and Tuesday: three due to equipment shortages, six due to mechanical problems and the rest due to unexpected staffing shortages.

9 August due to the lack of workers was also canceled train.

Road wars

Despite all the problems, a trip to the subway is still much faster than a trip to New York by car.

The average speed on roads in the city center is 5 miles (8 km)/h, thanks to the fact that there are 2 million registered cars in the city, including a record 120 taxis.

This figure represents almost three times more taxis than was in New York in 2010, their number is growing mainly due to Uber, Lyft and other similar services.

The situation isn't much better in Manhattan, with average road speeds plummeting from 9,1 mph in 2010 to 7,1 mph in 11,5.

Bicycles are not the best alternative

Even on bikes in New York you won't get far. Citi Bike's service is improving and expanding, but many of the bikes are in very poor condition, and at some points they are completely impossible to find.

Dozens of service bicycles are rented by tenants on the sidewalks in a completely unworkable condition.

Of the 100 bikes placed by JUMP in the central Bronx at the end of July, only 8 could be found at the beginning of August, but only two bikes were working for them.

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