G Train Extension May Be Permanent
Straphangers may, for once, get what they want from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
The G train extension from Smith St-9th Ave to Church Avenue will become permanent, according to a report from the New York Daily News, which cited sources in the MTA as stating that the current MTA budget draft includes “rider-friendly initiatives” that restores some bus and subway service throughout Brooklyn and the Bronx.
The extension was added in 2009 when the MTA began major construction in the area, specifically on the Culver Viaduct, temporarily closing the Smith-9th Streets stop and closing a spare F-line track that had been used to turn the G train around for its return trip.