G train service suspended on select days through mid-August as MTA works on modernization project
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Starting Monday night, the G train will not run between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues on select weeknights and weekends through Aug. 18.
It's part of the MTA's long-running signal modernization project.
There will be free shuttle bus service making all stops between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenue.
The train will make all stops between Church Avenue and Bedford-Nostrand Avenue.
G train riders already endured a "summer of pain" last year when large sections of the line were shut down for upgrades.
Since then, the MTA has completed three more phases of round-the-clock outages.
The train's signal system dates back to the 1930s and is now being modernized with a state-of-the-art Communications-based Train Control (CBTC), which will bring more reliable service to the 160,000 riders who take the train every day.
Once the $368 million project is completed, the G train will be the third line in the subway system to be fully converted to CBTC, following the L train and 7 train.
Closures
Weekdays: 9:45 pm - 5 am
Weekends: 9:45 pm Friday - Early Monday
The MTA says it hopes to fully update its signal system by 2027.
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