L Train Shutdown Explained Tonight At Williamsburg Public Meeting

WILLIAMSBURG, NEW YORK — Transit officials will host their third public discussion on the L train shutdown in Brooklyn Thursday night.

MTA and Department of Transportation representatives will field questions about the 15-month closure of the Canarsie Tunnel, slated to begin in 2019, at the Williamsburg Community Center at 195 Graham Ave. from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The MTA announced it would host its four public meetings one month after City Council members hauled the agency into an oversight hearing to demand more information about the shutdown, slated to begin in April 2019.

Transit officials have promised to provide more information to the public at the meetings about plans to accommodate 225,000 commuters who rely on the L train to travel between Brooklyn and Manhattan, officials said.

So far, the agencies have promised to amp up bus and ferry service, improve bike lanes and invest $150 million in diesel buses.

Two meetings will be held in February:

— Thurs., Feb. 8, 5-8 p.m. in Williamsburg at the Williamsburg Community Center

— Wed., Feb. 14, 5-8 p.m. in Manhattan at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

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