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Staircase at 82nd Street Station to be closed another month

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July 29, 2016 By Michael Florio

Riders will have to keep on waiting for the closed staircase at the 82nd Street subway station to reopen.

The northeast steps at the 82nd Street- Jackson Heights subway station have been closed since March.

The stairs will not reopen until August, according to an MTA spokeswoman. Sources say that it is likely to be at the end of August.

The MTA had originally hoped to reopen the stairs in May. In June the agency stated that they were targeting July as an opening date.

The entire staircase had to be rebuilt and some unforeseen issues emerged, a MTA spokeswoman said in June.

“When we were working on the upper section, we discovered foundation defects in the lower section that need to be addressed,” she said.

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Marc

The businesses and congestion this closing creates is significant! Bet it wouldnt take this long in lic or park slope, what are the politicians doing here

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Anna

They are too lazy to fix it!! I take the train every single day at that station and i NEVER see anyone working over there. Since march it was closed…now its august, why are they lying it wont be fixed until next year.

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