News article about recovery and commemoration, Sept 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document Gunse South Ferry station on track for 2004 BELEIE DONHLE DENTNENS SINF WATER Construction of & South Ferry subway station to replace the century-oid, pint size rermrinal could begin as soon as 2004, a top transit source said. While the renovated and enlarged sta- tion won't likely open until mid-2006, tow. er Manhattan commuters will get improved service as soan as Sunday The recent completion af a roand the clock, 3100 milion project to re butild crushed sections of subway tunnel at Ground Zero will allow the te stamption of service to the southern to oi Niarnat-. tan. in addition to reoper. ing the Rector. St. and South Ferry stations for 1 and 9 riders, the Transit Authority, is reopering the Cortianät St station on the Nand R lines, 'The 1 and 9 Cortlandt St stop will be bypassed indefinitely. The end of the disruptions - imposed after the terrorist attacks — means 1, 2, 3 and 9 trains will return to their previous routes, with 2 and 3 trains ranning ex- press in Manhattan. At tike south Ferry station, the pro. posed $400 million rerovation calls for ex. panding the terminal so it can accommao date 10-car trains. The station is so surall 1TUTNETTET TUON0O S00D OXIBO The plans aiso include four tracks and three platforms, allowing for more fre quent arrivals and depârtures by eltint. ing the słow U-turn loop used to reverse direction. "A great new stop at Et EtA 9 trt south Ferry will mean more people tiving ana working downtown," said Gene Russianoff, a lawyer for Straphangers the Сата- aiga, part ot the we ork Public Interest R seanch Group, It's exact- ly what downtown needs." Transit plazners also envision uncer- ground connection be tween South Ferry and the Whitchall St station of the N andR- and possibly the 4 and 5 stop at Bowling Green. Further details on transit projects—the construction of a PATH terminal in lower Manhattan, a revamped Fulton St./Braad way/Nassau St. subway complex and an underground passage linking the stations - are expected to be relcased in the cara- ing weeks. Daily News 9/.3102 NYC-WTC_000142989