A Train Service Suspended for 9 Days in Long Island Segment; Free Shuttle Buses Run Between Rockaway Blvd and Lefferts Blvd From the 7th Until Early on the 16th

The MTA will suspend A train service between Rockaway Blvd and Ozone Park–Lefferts Blvd from 12:30 a.m. Saturday, the 7th, until 5 a.m. Monday, the 16th, for signal system replacement work. Free shuttle buses will serve the segment.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will suspend A train service between Rockaway Blvd and Ozone Park–Lefferts Blvd for nine days, from 12:30 a.m. Saturday, the 7th, until 5 a.m. Monday, the 16th. The work involves replacing track and switches along Liberty Avenue and is part of a project to convert the signal system to communications-based train control (CBTC).

During this period, A trains will run only between Rockaway Blvd and Howard Beach–JFK Airport. The overnight Lefferts shuttle between Lefferts Blvd and Euclid Av will also be suspended. Free shuttle buses will replace service on the affected segment, running every 3 to 5 minutes during rush hours and every 10 minutes at other times.

Shuttle buses toward Lefferts Blvd will stop at 93 St/Liberty Av, Rockaway Blvd/97 St, Rockaway Blvd/102 St, 111 St/Liberty Av and Lefferts Blvd/Liberty Av. Buses toward Rockaway Blvd will stop at Lefferts Blvd/Liberty Av, 111 St/107 Av, Rockaway Blvd/104 St, Rockaway Blvd/Liberty Av and Rockaway Blvd/94 St, in that order. Regular local bus routes, including the Q112 (Liberty Avenue), Q8 (101 Avenue) and Q41 (109 Avenue and Rockaway Blvd), are also available, but regular bus fares apply and they do not run overnight.

Weekend Road Closures

Because of elevated structure work, Liberty Avenue will be closed to traffic along its entire length on two weekends, the 7th–9th and the 14th–16th, from 12 a.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday. 99 St and 100 St between 103 Av and Rockaway Blvd will also be closed. Northbound Liberty Avenue traffic will detour onto 103 Av between 98 St and 104 St, and southbound traffic will detour onto Rockaway Blvd between 101 St and 96 St. Curbside parking will also be temporarily restricted, and the Q112 bus will be rerouted on both weekends.

This suspension is the first in a series of planned service disruptions for the CBTC project. The project will replace outdated signal equipment installed in the 1930s to make A and C train service faster and more reliable, and weekend and overnight work will continue into 2027. Real-time service information is available at mta.info, on the MTA app and by calling 511.