https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs...fkTpbw05Vl_F_4
As subway delays go, this one is a biggie. City Comptroller Scott Stringer blasted the MTA for not getting timely delivery of nearly 300 subway cars it purchased from the Bombardier company under a $599 million contract.
"They ignored clear warning signs, they failed to enforce deadlines, they delayed on enacting penalties,” Stringer said. “In other words, they gave Bombardier a pass."
The MTA signed the contract in 2012. The deal required Bombardier to deliver 300 R 179 subway cars by January, 2017, for the A, C, J and Z lines.
But the company only delivered 18 of the cars by the deadline. The MTA says it is still waiting for two cars under the original deal, plus 18 more the company agreed to kick in because of its failures.
"And what does it mean for straphangers? More delays. More breakdowns of outdated cars," Stringer said.
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