New Subway Line Could Connect Brooklyn And Queens

The MTA is considering opening a new subway line to connect Bay Ridge to Midwood, East New York, Bushwick and Astoria, officials said. (Courtesy of the MTA)

A new subway line could run through outer Brooklyn and into Queens after the MTA signed up for a $1.3 feasibility study, officials announced Wednesday.
The proposed subway line would open on a freight-only rail connecting Bay Ridge to Astoria through Midwood, East New York, Bushwick, Middle Village and Elmhurst and crossing 19 subway lines, according to the MTA.
“This project is hugely exciting,” said MTA Chief Development Officer Janno Lieber. “Putting mass transit on the Bay Ridge Branch could allow the MTA to serve more neighborhoods and provide better connections to thousands of people throughout Brooklyn and Queens.”

The southern part of the 16-mile line is owned by MTA Long Island Rail Road and the northern part is owned by the freight railroad CSX Transportation.
The engineering firm AECOM will work with subcontractor WSP to study the feasibility of the plan, said the MTA.

The new subway line could offer connections to intersecting subway lines and the LIRR. https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/new-subway-line-could-connect-brooklyn-queens