Increased drain cleaning will be vital to preventing flooding issues in New York City’s subway system in the future.
According to the New York Daily News, a recent watchdog report revealed that the city is currently on a 15-year cycle for cleaning the entire subway drain system. That rate isn’t going to cut it in a world where storms like Hurricane Ida occur more frequently.
But the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is working on a new system to streamline the process of cleaning the subway’s 10,000 drains.
“NYC Transit’s annual goal for track drain cleaning is currently 150,000 linear feet. However, with 418 miles
New York City Working to Improve Subway Drain Cleaning Schedule
With storms like Hurricane Ida increasing the threat of flooding, officials are looking to better the 15-year cleaning cycle that has been the past standard for the subway drain system
Sep 21, 2021 |
