MTA Crosses Over

(Photo by Ray Johnson)

Recent construction at local-stop stations has forced commuters to do frequent switchovers at the Sheepshead Bay station to get back to their stop.

This newly-constructed crossover bridge allows riders to walk over the subway track, but leaves little room on the platform. The flyover facilitates transfers near the front of the Manhattan bound B and Q and near the back of the Coney Island bound trains. Now, the transferring commuters won’t have to walk way over to the Voorhies exit or rush through the busy main underpass staircase.

Judging from the wear and tear on the paint and metal on the stairway — after only a month or so of use — it looks like commuters are getting good use of the bridge.

The awkwardly-placed bridge was put up relatively fast compared to some other MTA construction — although, it almost seems as if they might have neglected to plan in a protective screen on the side railings. Some commuters have noted that they feel a little nervous looking straight down onto the train track from such a steep angle, while others say that it is a welcome sense of freedom when everything else is claustrophobically-enclosed and safe.