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wm mm If will be BgD on bridge lines By RICHARD SISK 14S J-8Wwr 1 I I S7St-7y JL 3 S4 St-6 Ay cy 4 TfT' yrr llllSllflllfj Eilliiik wNS' I Manhattan 4 ty Bridge Hundreds of thousands of subway riders will face nearly three months of delays and reroutings beginning next Saturday when service on two lines across the Manhattan Bridge is shut down to permit round the-clock track repair on the span, transit officials said yesterday. and line tracks that run over the bridge will be closed for the repairs. and trains will be switched to the line tracks on the bridge and line trains will be rerouted through the Montague St. tunnel that serves RR and trains. 0m tin mm ukesaifected by MANHATTAN BXI9CE CONSTRUCTION tmfcfM aHH0 ONmI lm4 1 rMkipvWaalMttaa OtrtgMwi Eprts IIm.

attaai The Transit Authority warned and line riders to expect 15-mlnute delays until the scheduled completion of the $9 million project on Nov. 4. RR, and QB riders can expect 5 to 10 minute delays, the TA said. "Taking these tracks out of service is imperative so that we can address the deteriorated condition of ties and rails, which have received little more than spot maintenance over the years," said David Feeley, the TAs vice president for operations. Auto and truck traffic on the bridge will not be affected by the repair work.

SIMILAR TRACK work on the Williamsburg Bridge last year had a heavy impact on the TA's on time performance. TA flyers explaining the route changes due to the Manhattan Bridge work will be distributed in the Daily News and other newspapers tomorrow. In addition, signs will be posted, announcements will be made and the TA will have personnel on the platforms to answer questions. The TA's planned replacement of rails, ties, switches, the third rail and related components coincides with structural repair work planned by the state Department of Transportation on the 82year old bridge. For the most part, vehicular traffic on the bridge will not he affected by the subway work, the Transportation Department said.

Before the work begins, netting will be placed under the bridge for the safety of about CO TA workers on the job. tilke fees llcre'i how aubway tenice will change because cf track repairs cn the Manhattan Bridge: train service will be divided into two routes. From the 168th St terminal In upper Manhattan, trains will run their normal routes and terminate at the West Fourth St stop. From Stillwell Ave in Brooklyn to 3Cth St, trains will run on their normal routes and then run on line tracks making all stops to 57th St In Manhattan. Riders will have to transfer at 34th St In Manhattan to continue beyond 57th St train service will also be divided into two routea.

The train will operate on its normal route from the 205th St. terminal in the Bronx, terminating at West Fourth St. From Brighton Beach or Coney Island to the 57th Ave. terminal, the will operate via the Broad'Aiiy line between lt--Kalb Ave. and 57th St.

and on ill normal route Muth of DcKalb Ave. The chance at 34th St is required lor southliound trips beyond West Fourth St and northbound trips beyond 57th St. trains will be rerouted from the bridge via the UK line through the tunnel to Manhattan and make all local stops from Pacific St. In Brooklyn to 57th St. In Manhattan.

A special shuttle service will be available from Broadway and Lafayette St. to Grand St. Five to 10 minute dday are expected on the Kit, QB and lines, although no routes will be changed The following subway lines will be affected by delays or reroutings: trains that run on the West Knd line in Brooklyn and Manhattan. I) Brighton expresses-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx. Sea Beach line trams-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens RK Fourth Ave Astoria line Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens.

QfJ Broadway Brii'hlon line Brooklyn, Manhattan Brighton local line -Brooklyn. Manhattan, Queerif. Dwrin this period, thrt will bt two Services; from lit St Tannlnd or from 57 Sr-4 Ay. TarariiiaL Manhattan, along its normal route terminating at Wait 4 SI Statl.n, Manhattaa Rom Slillw.ll Brooklyn, to 57 St-7 A. Umlaat, Manhattaa via the Iroadway This service will make stops between 34 St-4 Ave, Brooklyn, and 57 St Terminal, Manhattaa There will also be two Services.

From 205 St Terminal in the Bronx along its normal route, terminating at W.tt 4 St, Manhattan. From or C.n.y Island, Brooklyn, to 57 St-7 A. Terminal, Manhattan, via the trpmiwtj lin. between O.K. lb Av.n.

ond 57 St; normal route south of D.K.Ik. The transfer point between these divided services will be 34 St-Ay. th. Am.rkoi (4 Service The line will operate via I making all stops between fom St-BrMklva and 57 St ami 7 Manhattan. Grand St Shuttle Service To reach Grand St, Manhattaa change at W.tt 4 St for service to and board special shuttle train to Cr.nd St.

Flyer explaining delays due to repairs on Manhattan Bridge track span. Subway message running "The Subways Are Coming Back," according to the Transit Authority, but the pamphlet with that title that's supposed to tell us all about it hasn't come back from the printer yet. Included in TA flyers that will be in tomorrow's Daily News is the message that "changes and improvements are coming" and an invitation to write the TA's Customer Services Department for the "complete i story" on how "The Subways Are Coming Back', But a TA spokesman yesterday said, thai the pamphlet won't be for three to four weeks. Lane closings planned on BQE Bridge inspections on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway will close one lane for two miles between Atlantic Classon Aves, fqr thrpe weeks. beginning Th casing occur only at night and on weekends..