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PEOPLE & PLACES
MTA bids farewell to NY Penn
Station 'head knockers'
▶ The Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (MTA) removed obsolete
building components that limited head
space at New York Penn Station. The
seven low-hanging beams weigh 10 tons
each and limited heights in Penn Station
passageways to six feet, eight inches.
Removing the beams, known as head
knockers, will allow MTA to pursue its
plans to increase the spaciousness of
the Long Island Rail Road concourse in
Penn Station. The project began in 2019
to improve access to the east side of the
station. The project will raise ceilings,
widen corridors, add entrances and create
more stairways and elevators to platforms.
Project crews are increasing the
ceiling height to 18 feet across the entire
concourse, nearly doubling the width of
the 33rd Street Corridor to 57 feet from
the previous 30 feet, improving lighting,
creating more intuitive wayfinding and
new direct sight lines to track level. Work
is scheduled to be completed during the
first quarter of 2023.
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Three Mississauga transit
projects to see joint C$677
million investment
▶ Mississauga, Ontario, will be able to
advance a series of transit advancements
with joint funding provided by the
governments of Canada and Ontario,
as well as local funding from the city of
Mississauga. The government of Canada
explains the investments will support
increased capacity, quality and safety
of public transit within Mississauga. The
more than C$677 million (US$531.6 million)
in funding includes C$271.1 million
(US$212.9 million) from the government
of Canada through the Investing in Canada
Infrastructure Program, more than
C$225.8 million (US$177.3 million) from
Ontario and more than C$180.7 million
(US$141.9 million) from the city. The
funding will be used to invest in queue
jump lanes at 25 intersections on Derry,
Eglington and Dixie Roads; constructing
a new bus rapid transit corridor along
Dundas Street; and purchasing 348
second-generation hybrid buses for
Mississauga's MiWay fleet.
MassTransitmag.com/21259273
Marc A. Hermann / MTA
MTA OFFICIALS in Penn Station
on March 8, 2022, where they
announced the removal of original
beams, known as " head knockers. "

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