EPA press release on WTC cleaning hotline launch, June 2002

NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

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sit The current station is configured as a loop, and the platform only accommodates 5 of the 10-car subway trains. As a result, the I passengers in the rear five cars must walk to the first five cars in order to exit the train. The loop configuration also hinders efficiency throughout the entire 1/9 line. Currently, there is a connection to the Staten Island ferry, but no direct passenger connections to other subway lines. I Estimated ScAedu/e and Cost 3 to 4 years S400 million

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• The service improvement will increase capacity throughout all of the 1/9 I line, reducing travel time for commuters traveling to Lower Manhattan from Penn Station. I K ► Overall Impact: 8 • Accommodates loading of full-length 10-car trains. ■ • Additional entrance created. I • Improves reliability, on-time performance, and travel time for Manhattan’s West Side subwav service. • Provides a new free connection between the 1/9 line at South Ferry and the N/R line at Whitehall St.

• Given that Staten Island is the fastest growing of the five boroughs -- and that its population growth rate will be among the top half of coun­ ties in the region over the next 25 years -- improvements to South Ferry station will help to accommodate increased Staten Island ferry ridership. • Provides ADA (American Disabilities Act) accessibility

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