R Train Tunnel To Open Early?

The R train tunnel connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan has been closed since August 2013 as the MTA fixes what was damaged during Hurricane Sandy, and we’ve been itching for it to reopen in October, as the MTA has been promising ever since then. But now it looks like we might get the tunnel back sooner than planned!

The Brooklyn Paper spoke with an employee working on the repairs who told them, under the condition of anonymity, that the tunnel may in fact be back open weeks in advance of the current schedule.

The MTA has not confirmed the possibility, and its website still says the repairs will continue through October, but we’re hopeful this is a good sign — and at the very least, it’s good to know the project may not be going over schedule.