The MTA is now looking to close a bid for a new project to perform major repairs on the BMT 4th Avenue Line in Brooklyn.
Scope of work includes platform floor repair including platform edge/rubbing board replacement, tactile panel strip, and concrete slab repair. Bidding is set for October fopr work to be carried out in a 17 month timeframe.
As a appendage (old news) the Sea Beach Rehabilitation Line is slated to begin in November 2014 (Refer to MTA Capitol Conctruction Dashboard by clicking here and scolling to New York City Transit - Passenger Stations column).
The Montague Street tubes are almost complete and it will reopen in October 2014.
Work will include rehabilitation of control house and support structures, replacement of the concete and metal canopy passageways, enclosure between platform stairs, overhauls of the mezzanine to platform stairs and canopies, and rehabilitation of platforms including canopy structure. In addition to this, station aesthetics will be remedied and artwork will be installed. Concrete benchwall and tunnel walls will be preformed. The mainline track replacement is due to be completed during the rehabilitation project. The project will be 100% complete if all goes according to plan in September 2018.
Flood mitigation work are also in the planning stages to floodproof the Sea Beach Line. Measures such as floodgates, drainage improvements, and pump upgrades will be examined before the final design phase is complete.