Accessibility Upgrades at Eight Stations

To provide all riders with equal access to New York City’s subway system, our subsidiary, Judlau Contracting, Inc., is executing a $149 million design-build contract to improve accessibility at eight subway stations throughout the city’s five boroughs. The project team is performing all the necessary work to accommodate the installation of 17 new elevators that will provide customers full accessibility at elevated and below-ground stations.

This project includes accessibility upgrades and associated supporting infrastructure at eight stations to comply with ADA standards. The scope of work includes utility relocation and upgrades to existing station elements, such as station interiors, canopies, windscreens, finishes, lighting, signage, and artwork. Judlau will install 17 new elevators in Brooklyn (7^th Avenue, Grand Street, Metropolitan Avenue-Lorimer Street); in Queens (Beach 67^th Street); in Manhattan (Dyckman Street); in the Bronx (East 149^th Street); and in Staten Island (New Dorp). Work is performed near the active track and while stations remain operational. The project team implemented an intricate plan for Maintenance and Protection of Traffic to minimize disruption to pedestrians and vehicular traffic on adjacent city streets.