MTA New York City Transit president, Richard Davey, and senior vice president of subways, Demetrius Crichlow, visited employees working on an industrial-style clean-up of the Norwood-205th Street subway station which serves the D line on Saturday, July 23.

 

The work, which is nearing completion, is being done by the Department of Subways and according to MTA officials, piggybacks off MTA Construction and Development’s work along the Concourse Line to address structural defects between the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium and Bedford Park Boulevard stations.

“Our top priority is to provide the best possible experience for our riders,” Davey said. “By improving stations while repairing structural defects along the tracks, we can improve the overall experience for customers who depend on mass transit.”

 

Meanwhile, Crichlow said in order to bring riders back to the subway, the MTA needs to continue to work towards a state-of-the-art transit system, both in stations and on trains. “I want to thank our crews for the work they’ll be doing in The Bronx to improve the subway system,” he said.

 

According to the MTA, the scope of work involved in the Norwood-205th Street station refresh included power-washing floors, stairways and tile walls, and cleaning benches, trash receptacles and fare collection equipment.

 

It also involved tracking tile and concrete floor repairs, draining repairs, light fixture replacement, painting, and gum and decal removal.

MTA officials added, “Crews will also use the ongoing track outages [as reported] between the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium and Bedford Park Boulevard stations to inspect infrastructure, perform switch maintenance and repair defective rails.”

 

Through December 2022, crews will perform station refresh work at eight other stations along the B/D lines, as follows:

• 182nd-183rd Streets
• 170th Street
• Fordham Road
• Kingsbridge Road
• Tremont Avenue
• Bedford Park Boulevard
• 167th Street
• 174th-175th Streets

 

Meanwhile, Norwood News recently interviewed Davey on a number of transportation-related matters affecting The Bronx, and will share that story and his answers with readers shortly.

 

We will provide an update upon receipt of any feedback we receive from the MTA.