Some subway riders itching to get home after workencountered delays thanks to bugs in the MTA system bed bugs, that is.<\/p>\n
According to the transit agency, a control tower worker atForest Hills and 71st Street in Queens spotted two of the bothersomeinsects inside around 4:30 p.m. just as rush hour was set to begin. The towerwas evacuated and fumigated, and staff wasnt able to return until around 7:30p.m., MTA President Andy Byford said.<\/p>\n
The worker who saw the bugs operates the switch to changelines from local to express, and because no employees were allowed to continueworking at the tower during fumigation, trains on the E, F, M, R and W lineswere delayed and re-routed, according to the MTA.<\/p>\n
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Although M and R trains gradually resumed their regularservice, some M trains were reset to end at Chambers Street on the J line, andsome would go to the 96th Street Q station instead.<\/p>\n
The LIRR said it would accommodate MetroCard holders in bothdirections at a handful of stations in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.<\/p>\n
We apologize for the inconvenience to our customers as weworked to address the issue and ensure the safety of our employees, Byfordsaid. The agency maintained that service should be completely back to normal byThursday morning.<\/p>\n
There was no word of any bed bugs on any MTA subway trains.<\/p>\n
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