The subways experienced signal delays during the morning run every day in August except 1

In August 2018, there were delays in the subway, with the exception of one day, due to signal problems, revealed an analysis of Alliance Riders released Sunday.

The Alliance said it had reviewed the MTA delay alerts for the month of August from 6 am to 10 am They reported delays due to signal problems for each day except August 23.

"It's just painful," said Joe Hetterly of Bay Ridge about his travels.

The Alliance Riders said that signal delays have caused problems on every subway line, with the exception of the L, which has already received signal upgrades.

The analysis showed that the most important delays were on the D and R lines.

"It's always a surprise," said Tessa Vlaanderen, commenting on the delays. "But of the other times, it is perfectly at the hour, it is fast."

The commuter group involved is now calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state to implement commuter pricing to fund improvements to the MTA infrastructure.

"Our transportation system is trying to manage 21st century global capital on 19th century infrastructure," said John Raskin, executive director of the Riders Alliance.

Peter Ajemian, deputy director of Governor Cuomo's communications for transport, told PIX 11:

"The governor has relaunched alone the idea of ​​congestion pricing, led the charge to pass it through and managed to get the first phase this year.The Riders Alliance time would be better spent to convince those who need to convince – members of the legislature and the city Hall. "

The MTA also issued a statement to PIX 11, in which it was written:

"The methodology of this" report "provides no context. This over-simplification does not take into account the incredible progress we have made under the Metro Action Plan, which has put an end to a sharp drop in services and significantly improved our situation. This seems to be more of a waterfall than a serious look at the system.

"The system has stabilized over the last year thanks to the intensive investments and maintenance associated with the metro action plan, which is exactly what it was meant for. We have also launched a new initiative to eliminate 10,000 metro delays per month, which is already paying off. The complete modernization of New York City Transit, in particular the upgrade of our signaling system, is essential to provide a safe and reliable metro service. "