NEW YORK (WABC) — 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
This suspension begins at 11:15 p.m. Oct. 2 and will run until 5 a.m. on Oct. 5.<\/p>\n
The line will also be suspended again next weekend\u2014 from 11:15 p.m. Oct. 9 through 5 a.m. Oct. 12.<\/p>\n
See below for a list of travel alternatives.<\/p>\n
In Brooklyn:<\/p>\n
-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.<\/p>\n
In Manhattan:<\/p>\n
-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.<\/p>\n
For service between Brooklyn and Manhattan, you can get on the A or J through a transfer at Broadway Junction.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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