NEW YORK CITY -- An Upper Manhattan subway stop has reopened after nearly a year of work to replace elevators, improve lighting and make other repairs.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says the No. 1 line stop at 168th Street reopened Friday night, ahead of schedule.
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Work began in January at the more than 100-year-old station near NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University hospital. Two other subway lines that stop there were unaffected.
The No. 1 line stop is one of five so-called "deep stations" where elevator work is ongoing or planned in the Washington Heights area.
The MTA says water intrusion and decay over the years made the elevators less reliable.
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The MTA says the damage and depth make elevator replacement particularly complicated, requiring closures of the stations.
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