HOBOKEN, New Jersey (PIX11) — The Hoboken PATH station has been shut down for nearly a month due to major renovations, closing a vital transit point between Manhattan and New Jersey.
The closures are part of a two-year, $430 million PATH Forward program to improve rail service reliability. Commuters are now facing disruptions to their daily routines.
“I think for them to shut the PATH down fully for 25 days, they got to be pretty serious about their plan, so we’ll find out in 25 days if it’ll be worth it,” said commuter Chris Montalvo.
Staff were on site distributing flyers Thursday — informing commuters about the closure and alternate transit options.
PATH riders can take NY Waterway ferries between Hoboken and New York. A free 24/7 shuttle bus runs between Hoboken, Newport, and Exchange Place. NJ Transit will increase service on the 126 bus, while PATH will run additional service at Newport and Exchange Place during peak hours. The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail also offers connections to PATH at these stations.
Tiffany Outten, who frequents the PATH train, said that while the closure is inconvenient, repairs are necessary.
“It’s stressful but they need to do the work so we have to be cooperative with them,” Outten said.
She added, “I’m going to take the train to Journal Square, and then I’ll take the train from there. I’ll adjust.”
The station opened over a century ago and will soon see upgrades, including in-station track replacements and refurbishing the concrete platform surface.
According to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the 25-day closure will allow workers to fast-track repairs that would have otherwise taken nearly a year to complete with periodic service reductions.
The work being done will continue through February 25th, when the station reopens.
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