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Hurry up and wait: MTA chair says IBX won’t begin moving riders for at least five years, even as design phase speeds up

Express (IBX) — a new light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens — will take at least five years to complete, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said this week. The transit boss floated the rough timeline for building the IBX to reporters while dropping by a Wednesday evening pop-up event at… Read More

Hurry up and wait: MTA chair says IBX won’t begin moving riders for at least five years, even as design phase speeds up
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Express (IBX) — a new light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens — will take at least five years to complete, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said this week.

The transit boss floated the rough timeline for building the IBX to reporters while dropping by a Wednesday evening pop-up event at… Read More

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Express (IBX) — a new light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens — will take at least five years to complete, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said this week. The transit boss floated the rough timeline for building the IBX to reporters while dropping by a Wednesday evening pop-up event at… Read More

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