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Modern Elevator Providing Three Elevators at Key Brooklyn MTA Station
Modern Elevator, which has a location in Carlstadt, New Jersey, is providing three new elevators at the Classon Avenue Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway station in Brooklyn, NY, the NYC...
California Courthouse Building to Get Elevator
A nearly US$2-million contract for a three-story elevator addition to the Tuolumne County government-owned historic Yaney Avenue courthouse building in Sonora, California, was approved by the county’s elected supervisors, The...
ADA-Compliant Elevators Come to Two More LIRR Stations
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced on June 28 it has made the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) Amityville and Lindenhurst stations accessible to all in accordance with the...
US$343 Million Awarded to Transit Systems for Accessibility Upgrades
Eight transit systems in eight states will receive a total of US$353 million in federal funding to make rail stations more accessible and compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act...
ADA Elevator By Citnalta Scalamandre JV for LIRR Station
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) tells ELEVATOR WORLD Citnalta Scalamandre JV, which includes Peter Scalamandre & Sons, Inc., was the elevator contractor for a new Americans with Disabilities Act...
Connecticut State Capital Building Facing VT Issues
The Connecticut State Capitol has experienced breakdowns in its elevators and escalators during the final few weeks of the legislative session, and the estimated price tag to replace the vertical...
BART Agrees To Address Elevator Issues
In a settlement agreement approved by a federal judge, San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) has agreed to work toward improving train accessibility, according to a news release from...
Six New Elevators at Two Brooklyn Stations Mark Milestone
An array of accessibility upgrades at the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Metropolitan Avenue and Lorimer Street stations in Brooklyn, NY, including six new elevators — three at each station...
EXP To Provide Design-Build Services for NYC MTA Escalator-Replacement Project
EXP Services P.C., a global engineering, architecture, design and consulting firm, has been selected with lead contractor Skanska to perform design-build services for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) replacement...
University, NYC MTA Disagree About Who Should Pay for ADA-Compliant Elevator
Columbia University and the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) disagree about who should pay for an American with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevator at the 125th Street subway station next to...
