MTA says its now forecasting the opening day is: 2nd Quarter of 2015 instead of February 2015. ( All parties are working together to bring the construction completion as close as possible to the original agreed upon date.)
MTA's Independent Engineer is reporting on April Fools day 2015.
Main reasons...
1. Fire Alarm systems... problems with the test. Major hold up, they can not test : Escalators, Elevators, CCTV, Ventilation fans etc.
2. Inclined Elevators.... Fail two times at the factory test. There is a delay of testing and installing at the station.
3. Testing & Acceptance of Transmission Backbone System... due to test delay submission.
MTA's Independent Engineer report also finds...
• Two systems, fire alarm and backbone communications remain on the critical path of the Systems and Finishes contractor’s schedule and continue to be delayed.
• Several systems (fire alarm, radio systems, computer based dispatch, train ID) have not reached the appropriate test level to start operator Training and continue to be delayed.
• Additional mitigations have been proposed, including the prioritization of contractor acceptance testing and NYCT review/approval cycles. MTACC has obtained additional testing & commissioning experts with NYCT expertise to further advance the schedule.
• NYCT continues to provide the requested support for the compressed schedule, but significant schedule risk remains as there is no contingency on multiple system paths.
• As a result, the IEC forecasts a revenue service date no earlier than April 2015.
Note: No problems on the escalators and entire project budget remains on track ($9 million under budget)