MTA launches dashboard to track construction progress and completion dates for subway elevator projects.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has unveiled its latest capital-project dashboard, designed to enhance transparency regarding its extensive billion spending plan over the next five years. Launched to aid commuters in tracking ongoing construction projects, the dashboard provides users with a comprehensive overview of the MTA’s initiatives, expenditures, timelines, and procurement processes.

MTA Chairman Janno Lieber emphasized the significance of the dashboard as a singular resource for both commuters and stakeholders, reflecting the agency’s commitment to transparency. This capital program marks the largest in the agency’s history, featuring a billion budget that allocates .9 billion for new subway and commuter rail cars, along with nearly billion earmarked for crucial repairs and upgrades.

The MTA aims to address longstanding infrastructure issues through this substantial investment, focusing on essential repairs to the power system, tunnel structures, and signaling systems that have been overlooked in the past. A dedicated map accessible via the dashboard allows New Yorkers to explore the MTA’s various lines, stations, and infrastructural projects regionally. Users can click on specific stations or train lines to view budgetary details, contractor information, total spending, and completion timelines associated with ongoing projects.

For instance, the Borough Hall station on the Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 train lines is currently undergoing enhancements, including the installation of three elevators and the renovation of staircases and wall tiles. Judlau Contracting, the firm responsible for this undertaking, reports that the project is projected to be completed in four months, with expenditures reaching 4 million out of a total budget of 5 million.

While the dashboard presently prioritizes accessibility projects and those in active procurement, MTA officials indicated that additional projects will be rolled out over the upcoming year. Future updates are anticipated to include detailed funding sources for each initiative, highlighting which projects are financed through the capital plan’s congestion toll revenues and which rely on federal funding.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who has urged the MTA for greater transparency in its capital expenditures, expressed optimism regarding the dashboard’s release. He underscored the importance of monitoring capital work and noted that the dashboard offers invaluable insights into how taxpayer money is being allocated and which projects are currently being executed.

As the MTA continues its efforts to improve transit infrastructure, the dashboard serves as an essential tool for fostering accountability and informing the public about the progress and financial management of capital projects. With increased transparency, the agency aims to strengthen public trust and ensure that it meets the evolving needs of New York City’s commuters.

For more information, the dashboard can be accessed at capitaldashboard.mta.info.