In the coming days it has been reported that New York City Transit Chief Andy Byford will unveil a new project to revamp the subway’s outdated signal system.
The subway signal system project could cost up to $20 billion to revamp as it is has not seen updates since the 1930s. Byford plans to install the signal system at all 472 stations.
The decision to update the system comes after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency last year after a slew of delays and train derailments that caused injuries to dozens of commuters.
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Well had they replaced these signals all these years instead of fixing the old ones over and over again then we wouldnt have this problem now. Now you can expect more and higher farehikes to happen because you know it will fall back on the riders for sure. Soon we will see fares at 4 bucks a ride.
This pricetag has to inflated, I think they are saying it's going to cost 20B so they can say, "hey, we don't have the money for this" and then either raise the fares
As the character Simon on The Walking Dead once said, BUUUUULLLLLSHITT !!!
There is no fucking way it would cost $20 Billion to replace these signals. This figure is ridiculously inflated because they intend to use most of it to cover managerial, and administrative costs within the agency. There is a better solution to the signal problem out there but they haven't asked the right folks. Why is the good old USA afraid of thinking outside the box.I have been to 5 European countries and the subway sytems over there are much better !!
Pay me know or pay me later. It never changes.
Its not just the signal lighr itself. You have track switches related elecro mecanical deviices ,wiring etc. The IRT is 125 years old! This is a huge udertaking for a system that operates 24/7.
>There is a better solution to the signal problem out there but they haven't asked the right folks.
What is it?
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