New York City Subway Flooding Resiliency Upgrades

under construction

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (M.T.A.) has invested billions of dollars into climate resiliency measures to address flooding in the New York City subway system, which is over a century old and increasingly affected by more powerful and frequent storms due to climate change. The project includes raising infrastructure, fortifying subway entrances, sealing leaks, adding automatic closures for subway vents, and improving pump rooms to manage stormwater. The M.T.A. has budgeted $700 million through 2029 for these resiliency features, while the city's Department of Environmental Protection is focusing on major sewer upgrades and green infrastructure projects.