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NYC 7-line subway repairs extended 5 months as price tag soars to $254M

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Brown, H. (2026, November 1). NYC 7-line subway repairs extended 5 months as price tag soars to $254M. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/01/us-news/nyc-7-line-subway-repairs-extended-5-months-as-price-tag-soars-to-254m/

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Queens 7-train riders will have to endure another five months of detours and closures after station repairs were expanded — as the project’s price tag soared to $254 million. asserted

tag → have → million

The repairs are now expected to finish in March of next year rather than Oct. 20 — nearly five months later than previously planned — with new work adding $2.8 million to the massive project that originally was anticipated to cost $217 million, according to MTA documents. uncertain

that → expect → documents

Rail inspectors found 22 more deteriorated sections of the steel beams supporting the Flushing-bound platforms at the 52nd Street and 69th Street stations, the MTA documents said. asserted

documents → find → stations

A spokesperson for the MTA said crews can’t always tell how badly steel has deteriorated until workers open up the structure during construction. asserted

workers → say → construction

Earlier changes to the project had already added $34.5 million to the repair contract’s original $217 million price tag. asserted

changes → add → tag

The latest increase would bring the project’s repair bill to $254.4 million — about 17% above the original price tag. MTA documents said those changes were in part because of “the direct costs of resequencing the work and ten months of impact costs.” asserted

changes → bring → costs

Riders will have to stick with the detours they’ve faced since May, with Flushing-bound trains now skipping both stations until January. uncertain

trains → have → January

Passengers heading to either stop must ride past the stop, switch to a Manhattan-bound train and double back. asserted

Passengers → head → train

Those passengers leaving the stations toward Flushing must first travel toward Manhattan before switching directions. asserted

passengers → leave → directions

NYC 7-line subway repairs extended 5 months as price tag soars to $254M

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