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Learn More About L Train Shutdown at Public Meeting on Wednesday

 The Canarsie Tunnel flooded during Hurricane Sandy and needs to be repaired, according to the MTA.
The Canarsie Tunnel flooded during Hurricane Sandy and needs to be repaired, according to the MTA.
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GRAMERCY — Manhattan residents will get another chance on Wednesday to hear from MTA officials concerning repairs to the L train tunnel that they say will shut down or disrupt service for years.

The meeting will take place in the Podell Auditorium at Beth Israel Mount Sinai at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, where MTA representatives will hear concerns and give updates on the construction work planned for the Canarsie Tubes.

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Work is needed to repair tunnel infrastructure that was damaged when millions of gallons of water flooded into the tubes during Hurricane Sandy, according to the MTA.

The MTA has presented two options for the work. The first — touted as a "get in, get done, get out" approach — would see a full shutdown of L train service between Eighth and Bedford avenues for a projected 18 months; the second would involve working on one tube at a time with limited back-and-forth shuttle service between Manhattan and Brooklyn, but the limited-service plan would take an estimated three years.

Out of nearly 1,000 readers who answered a DNAinfo survey, 75 percent said they would prefer the full shutdown, while 24 percent said they would rather see three years of partial service.

Meeting about Canarsie Tubes construction, 6:30 p.m. at Podell Auditorium, Beth Israel Mount Sinai, 9 Nathan D. Perlman Place between East 15th and East 16th streets in Gramercy.