http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/31/whos-looking-out-for-q-qb-that-is/ Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Briarwood Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/31/whos-looking-out-for-q-qb-that-is/#comment-454 Queens Central » Queens subway to no longer be a washout Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:58:08 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/31/whos-looking-out-for-q-qb-that-is/#comment-454 [...] been in the area lately, so perhaps you’ve spotted them. Vis already reports results — no flooding whatsoever after the big rainstorm this past [...] […] been in the area lately, so perhaps you’ve spotted them. Vis already reports results — no flooding whatsoever after the big rainstorm this past […]

]]> http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/31/whos-looking-out-for-q-qb-that-is/#comment-425 Visionary Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:27:23 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/31/whos-looking-out-for-q-qb-that-is/#comment-425 The MTA is replacing its 70-year old sewer pumps along the Queens Blvd IND subway line. Tonight they are digging up the main road of QB at Ascan Av. It is a gargantuan project indeed. Over the last several years, the subway sewers have been backing up during heavy rainstorms causing delayed and cancelled service. Many of the ancient pumps are working at only 25 % capacity, thereby causing tracks, platforms, and steet entranceways to back up and flood severely. This has also been a major cause of the unbearable stench that we encounter day after day. I did notice that this week's deluge did not result in any flooding at the 75th Av northside entrance. As a matter of fact, the mezzanine level was all but bone-dry. I appreciated that we did not have to cross QB to use the southside entrance that day. We hope that the MTA does not have to dig out the 3 adopted trees sitting on the median adjacent to the work site. They were just recently landscaped. About 15 sewer pumps will be replaced over the next year. The city will then begin resurfacing the entire 7.5 miles of Queens Blvd. Heck it really needs it! The MTA is replacing its 70-year old sewer pumps along the Queens Blvd IND subway line. Tonight they are digging up the main road of QB at Ascan Av. It is a gargantuan project indeed. Over the last several years, the subway sewers have been backing up during heavy rainstorms causing delayed and cancelled service. Many of the ancient pumps are working at only 25 % capacity, thereby causing tracks, platforms, and steet entranceways to back up and flood severely. This has also been a major cause of the unbearable stench that we encounter day after day. I did notice that this week’s deluge did not result in any flooding at the 75th Av northside entrance. As a matter of fact, the mezzanine level was all but bone-dry. I appreciated that we did not have to cross QB to use the southside entrance that day. We hope that the MTA does not have to dig out the 3 adopted trees sitting on the median adjacent to the work site. They were just recently landscaped. About 15 sewer pumps will be replaced over the next year. The city will then begin resurfacing the entire 7.5 miles of Queens Blvd. Heck it really needs it!

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