The MTA is pushing back against calls from Brooklyn politicians to ditch plans for a six-week G line shutdown to replace its ancient train control systems, arguing the alternative would mean a year of night and weekend closures and add as much as $50 million to the cost.
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The G train, which goes between Brooklyn and western Queens, will partially shut down this summer as the MTA seeks to modernize the Crosstown Line's ancient