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MTA Gets $20.8M Grant to Make Hudson Line Resilient Against Storm Surges
2015-08-25 13:45:59| Railroads - Topix.net
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and MTA Metro-North Railroad on Aug. 21, announced that Metro-North has received a federal grant of $20.8 million to harden Metro-North's Hudson Line against future storm surge flooding events of the type experienced during Superstorm Sandy. The grant will be used to design and build 92 elevated steel equipment platforms along 30 miles of track from the South Bronx to Croton-Harmon, in Westchester County, as well as provide for the design and construction of perimeter protection, waterproofing, hardening of substations and train yard buildings, and installation of video and electronic monitoring of Metro-North facilities and infrastructure.
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