PATH Officials Will Facebook Live Stream About Upcoming Train Service Change: 33rd Street Line

Weekend PATH train service on the 33rd Street line will be suspended in two weeks. Are you prepared?

Port Authority of NY/NJ officials announced that PATH will be Facebook live streaming interviews with key officials as “part of an ongoing effort to provide the public with the most up-to-date information on the PATH capital plan and the suspension of weekend service on the 33rd Street line for federally mandated service and safety improvements on Aug. 6.”

The live feed is scheduled to begin at noon on Wednesday, July 27, and will run about 45 minutes. Viewers can access it here.

The weekend service suspensions on the 33rd Street line are expected to run through mid-December, Port Authority officials said.

According to the Port Authority, weekend PATH service on the 33rd Street line in Manhattan will be suspended starting in early August to install a new computerized signal system “designed to improve passenger service and safety.”

Service on the 33rd Street line will be suspended from 12:01 a.m. on Saturdays until 5 a.m. on Mondays, a schedule that is set to continue most weekends through December 2016, with the exception of major holidays, Port Authority officials stated.

Regular weekend service will continue on the Newark-World Trade Center (WTC) line and between Journal Square and Hoboken, officials said.

At the center of the project is installation of Positive Train Control (PTC), an updated safety-enhanced system that the federal government has mandated to be completed by the end of 2018, officials stated.

“PATH riders affected by the closures may travel to the WTC station, which offers easy and accessible New York City subway service to uptown destinations,” Port Authority officials stated in a news release.

“While service is suspended, shuttle buses will be provided, making stops between the WTC and 29th Street along 6th and 7th avenues,” officials said. “The weekend closures will impact the Christopher, 9th,14th, 23rd and 33rd street stations.”

• See related article: Port Authority To Halt Weekend Train Service On 33rd Street PATH Line

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