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| Re: Feds Sue MTA Over Failure to Install Elevator at Middletown Road Station (6) (1469566) | |||
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Re: Feds Sue MTA Over Failure to Install Elevator at Middletown Road Station (6) |
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Posted by italianstallion on Wed Mar 14 16:02:37 2018, in response to Feds Sue MTA Over Failure to Install Elevator at Middletown Road Station (6), posted by heypaul on Tue Mar 13 21:26:59 2018. More - from Govt. press release:The United States’ Complaint alleges that MTA and NYCTA violated the ADA by failing to install an elevator at the Middletown Road subway station serving the Pelham Bay neighborhood in the Bronx, despite spending more than $27 million on renovations of the station. The renovations included replacing floors, walls, ceilings, and stairs leading to the street and platform. Prior to beginning construction, the FTA and the U.S. Department of Transportation corresponded with MTA and NYCTA about their obligation to install an elevator at the station unless the MTA and NYCTA could demonstrate that it was technically infeasible to do so. While that dialogue continued, and after the FTA had informed NYCTA that NYCTA’s analysis of the feasibility of installing an elevator was insufficient, MTA and NYCTA completed the renovation without installing an elevator and sought reimbursement from FTA for the cost of the renovation. FTA ultimately concluded that it would have been technically feasible for MTA and NYCTA to install one or more elevators at the station. As a result of MTA’s and NYCTA’s failure to install an elevator at the Middletown Road station, individuals with mobility impairments, including individuals who use wheelchairs, are unable to access the station. |
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