STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday marked completion of the Clifton Maintenance Shop on Staten Island, the rebuild of a facility extensively damaged by Hurricane Sandy that has been upgraded to withstand Category 2 hurricane winds and a water surge of up to 3 feet.
The 93,220-square-foot facility includes Staten Island Railway administrative offices and support buildings. The shop includes four tracks for car inspections and repairs and an overhead lifting system for changing roof-mounted air conditioning units or lifting carbodies for truck maintenance.
“A new Clifton Shop means Staten Island Railway cars will be maintained and repaired on site instead of in Brooklyn,” New York City Transit President Richard Davey said in a press release. “I’m excited for riders to see more reliable and efficient service for years to come.”
The $165 million project was funded through the Federal Transit Administration’s Hurrican Sandy recovery program.
“This state-of-the-art facility will be the home base of Staten Island Railway operations and is key to delivering more reliable and resilient transit for Staten Islanders,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. “We couldn’t have completed this project without our partners at the U.S. DOT’s Federal Transit Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation.”
