MTA Launches Dashboard to Track Subway Elevator Construction Progress and Completion Dates
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has unveiled its latest capital-project dashboard, a tool designed to enhance transparency for commuters in New York City regarding ongoing construction initiatives that may influence their travel. Launched on a recent Monday, the dashboard serves as a comprehensive resource for tracking the MTA’s allocation of taxpayer funds, with a projected budget of billion dedicated to capital projects over the next five years.
The MTA’s chairman, Janno Lieber, emphasized the importance of this dashboard, describing it as a centralized platform for monitoring the status, timeline, and budget of various capital projects along with the procurement processes that facilitate them. This new tool is particularly significant as the 2025-2029 capital program represents the MTA’s most extensive investment to date, encompassing .9 billion earmarked for new subway and commuter rail cars, and approximately billion targeted toward essential maintenance and improvements known as “state of good repair” efforts.
Lieber highlighted the agency’s commitment to addressing long-standing infrastructure issues, which include repairs to the power system, tunnel structures, and signal systems. The dashboard is intended not only to inform the public about these critical repairs but also to convey the MTA’s progress in tackling them.
Accessible via the website capitaldashboard.mta.info, the dashboard allows users to interactively explore various lines, stations, and infrastructure improvements geographically. By clicking on a specific station or train line, users can access information related to capital projects, including contract details, hired firms, total budgets, current expenditures, and completion timelines. For instance, users can examine the ongoing project at the Borough Hall station in Downtown Brooklyn, where the installation of three elevators and upgrades to the station’s infrastructure are projected to cost approximately 5 million, with 4 million already invested.
While the dashboard currently highlights projects focusing on accessibility and other active contracts, MTA officials indicate that the platform will continue to evolve, with additional projects being introduced over the coming year. Further enhancements are expected to include detailed funding information, showcasing how various projects are financed, including sources from congestion tolling and federal funding.
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli commended the effort for its emphasis on transparency in capital expenditures, noting that the dashboard provides valuable insights into where and how funds are being utilized. He expressed optimism about future developments and the MTA’s continued commitment to delivering comprehensive project data for the benefit of its customers.
