MTA Touts Tunnel Fixes But Sandy Subway and Rail Repairs Still Have Long Way to Go
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When repairs to the F line’s East River tunnel wrapped in late March, the MTA hailed the earlier-than-expected completion of work inside the last of the eight subway tubes damaged by Hurricane Sandy back in 2012.
But nearly nine years after the superstorm, dozens of other projects designed to strengthen the transit system against future catastrophic weather events remain unfinished with the pandemic slowing some for months at a time, an examination by THE CITY found.