NEW YORK – The MTA continues to seek a multi-billion-dollar bailout from the federal government to cover its losses from the continued coronavirus pandemic.
Significant capital improvements on the Port Jervis Rail Line are on hold, said Metro-North President Cathy Rinaldi.
“The ’20 to ’24 MTA capital program is essentially on hold right now because of some of the funding issues that we are having, so because the construction of passing sidings and the mid-point yard are part of that ’20 to ’24 capital program, unfortunately, those projects along the rest of that capital program are on hold right now,” Rinaldi said.
Last spring when the virus forced an entire economic shutdown, ridership on MTA systems was virtually nil.
