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[268] [269] The TBA became the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) in 1946, though TBTA operations continued to be managed from the Triborough Bridge. [270] The bridge was repainted for the first time in September 1946 for $600,000. [269] [271] The bridge recorded over 100 million total vehicles in its first decade of operation. [268]
The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge is owned by New York City and operated by MTA Bridges and Tunnels, an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. With a center span of 2,300 feet (700 m), the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge once had the fourth-largest center span of any suspension bridge in the world.
In mid-1945, after the war ended, the Triborough Bridge Authority was merged with the Tunnel Authority, allowing the new Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) to take over the project. [166] Moses, the TBTA head, promptly fired Singstad and replaced him with TBTA Chief Engineer Ralph Smillie, who designed the remainder of the tunnel. [167]
NEW YORK CITY – A “water condition” has resulted in the closure of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel under the East River, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) told ...
According to MTA CEO Janno Lieber, a private contractor accidentally drilled into the tunnel, creating a 2 1/2-inch hole that allowed water to pour in, causing a brief closure.
In April 1986, the New York City Transit Authority began to study the possibility of eliminating sections of 11 subway lines because of low ridership. The segments are primarily located in low-income neighborhoods of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens, with a total of 79 stations, and 45 miles of track, for a total of 6.5 percent of the system.
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is owned by Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority bondholders who paid for the bridge at its construction. [170] It is operated by the TBTA, which is an affiliate agency of the MTA, using the business name MTA Bridges and Tunnels. [171]
The BMT Canarsie Line (sometimes referred to as the 14th Street–Eastern Line) is a rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system, named after its terminus in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is served by the L train at all times, which is shown in medium gray on the New York City Subway map and on station signs.