NY: G Train Faces Summer Shutdown

G train service will be disrupted again this summer.

Starting on July 26, the G won't run between Brooklyn and Queens for five weeks so the MTA can make heavy-duty structural repairs to the Greenpoint tube, which carries the train under the Newtown Creek. The transit agency says the work should be completed by September 1.

During that period, the G will continue to operate in Brooklyn; its northernmost stop will be Nassau Avenue. To bring G train riders to Queens, the MTA will operate shuttle buses along two separate routes (Manhattan Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard).

Like almost every other New York City subway tunnel, the Greenpoint tube flooded during Sandy and sustained serious damage. It had previously undergone storm-related repairs last year, but more work is needed. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.wnyc.org/story/g-train-take-summer-vacation/