Brooklyn's Smith-9 Sts Station Reopens

Photo Courtesy: NYC Transit/ Marc A. Hermann

After a two-year rehabilitation project, Brooklyn’s Smith-9 Sts Station reopens, restoring  and  service to the Red Hook, Gowanus and Carroll Gardens communities.

The 79-year-old facility—the world's highest subway station at nearly 88 feet—underwent a ground up renewal over the course of 22 months.  The rehabilitation began in May 2011 in conjunction with the rebuilding of the Culver Viaduct. 

The $32 million station project was completed with funding from the MTA Capital Program.

What we accomplished:

• Expanded and rehabilitated station control house with new architectural finishes
  
  
• Refurbished station agent booth, stairways, and escalators
  
  
• New Customer Information Centers and Customer Waiting Areas
  
  
• Reorganized Fare Control Area
  
  
• Installed new platform canopies
  
  
• Installed new lighting, public address system, and signage throughout the station
  
  
• Installed new platform edge, concrete topping and tactile warning strip
  
  
• Installed new decorative, architectural fencing at platform level
  
  
• As part of the MTA’s Arts-for-Transit program, installed new artwork by artist Alyson Shotz inspired by the area’s maritime history, including a 14-foot tall mosaic, and 26 windows of historic nautical maps etched with silver reflective ink in layers of glass.