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New York: Hurricane Sandy Forces Mass Transit Closure, Evacuations

10/28/2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

“MYFOXNY.COM/AP -Transit officials in New York are preparing for a total shutdown of subway, bus and train service as Hurricane Sandy continues to bear down on the metropolitan region.

All service will be suspended at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to start planning for an orderly suspension of service.

New York City subways and buses will start phasing out service at 7 p.m.  Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail Road will suspend service at 7 p.m. Sunday.

The city’s mass transit system is the nation’s largest. The subway alone has a daily ridership of more than 5 million.

Rainfall is expected to start late Sunday or early Monday in New York. Hurricane Sandy is headed north from the Caribbean to meet a winter storm and a cold front. Experts say the rare hybrid storm that results will cause havoc over 800 miles from the East Coast to the Great Lakes.

Bridges and tunnels will be closed on a case-by-case basis.

The city also ordered an evacuation of Zone A areas that are prone to flooding and closed public schools on Monday.

On Saturday, the MTA had workers nailing plywood covers to subway ventilation grates at South Ferry to help prevent flooding. ” Read more.

 

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  1. iamnotashamedofthegospelofchrist
    10/28/2012 at 1:09 PM
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    praying for those in the path of this storm.

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