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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.
March 7, 2021 at 10:37 AM
Washington, DC Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) introduced a package of bipartisan bills to address flooding, the most common and widespread of all weather-related natural disasters in the United States. Despite numerous challenges posed by storms, weather forecasting is inherently uncertain. It’s particularly important to address the communication of uncertainty and discuss not only predictions of weather variables, but also predictions of weather impacts. The legislation is co-sponsored by Deborah Ross (NC-02), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ-09), Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Charlie Crist (FL-13), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Albio Sires (NJ-08), Gwen Moore (WI-04), and Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06).