If you’re traveling between Brooklyn and Manhattan this weekend, you may need to take an alternate route due to a commuter alert issued for the L train.
MTA officials announced the L train line will not run between Lorimer Street and Eighth Avenue in both directions Oct. 3 and 4 as crews install new communications equipment and do track maintenance.
This suspension begins at 11:15 p.m. Oct. 2 and will run until 5 a.m. on Oct. 5.
The line will be suspended again next weekend — from 11:15 p.m. Oct. 9 through 5 a.m. Oct. 12.
See below for a list of travel alternatives.
In Brooklyn:
-Free T422 shuttle buses will make stops at Lorimer St/Metropolitan Av G/L, Bedford Avenue, Marcy Avenue J/M, Hewes St J/M, and Broadway G.
-You can transfer between trains and buses at Lorimer St/Metropolitan Avenue G/L, Hewes Street J or Marcy Avenue J.
In Manhattan:
-Free L92 shuttle and M14A buses will run between 14 St/ 8 Avenue A/C/E, 14 Street/ 6 Avenue F/M and Delancey St-Essex Street F/M/J stations.
-Free L92 shuttle and M14A buses will make L stops along 14 St between 1 Avenue and 8 Avenue and connect with F/M/J trains at Delancey St-Essex Street.
For service between Brooklyn and Manhattan, you can get on the A or J through a transfer at Broadway Junction.
The M is extended to the 96 St Q station and will provide alternate connecting service between Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenues and 14 Street/6 Avenue.
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