MTA To Restore Bus Routes; Make G-train Extension Permanent
As reported yesterday, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairperson Joseph Lhota confirmed in a letter to some local elected officials that several bus routes and subway service changes would be restored in $29 million worth of “service investments,” to be implemented by October, or January at the latest.
According to Lhota, the additions and restorations to service are coming now as a result of increased demand on weekends and in general, and because of the MTA’s slightly improved budget.
One change that will be popular for Brooklynites from Park Slope and Kensington up to Greenpoint is the making of the G-line extension permanent. Church Avenue will thus remain the line’s last stop, even after construction at Smith-9th Streets ends in a few months.