L train service resumed between Brooklyn and Manhattan following a water main break early Wednesday morning, according to New York City Transit.
Flooding at the intersection of Driggs Avenue and North 7th Street in Williamsburg led to flooding at the Bedford Avenue subway station around 4:30 am, according to the New York City Transit Subway Twitter account.
L trains are holding in stations in both directions because of a water condition at Bedford Av caused by a water main break on the street level.
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) March 4, 2020
The MTA suspended L train service between Union Square and Myrtle Avenue after the flooding, with L trains are running in two sections: In Manhattan, between 8 Avenue and 14 Street-Union Square. In Brooklyn, between Myrtle Av and Rockaway Parkway.
L train service resumed around 7 am after water was taken off the tracks.
Service update: Some 8 Av-bound trains are running on the J line from Broadway Jct and ending at Chambers St. Trains will make express stops from Broadway Jct to Marcy Av.
There are free shuttle buses making L stops between Myrtle Av and Lorimer St. https://t.co/o5RdVZbfin
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) March 4, 2020
NYCT announced that Manhattan-bound J and Z trains would be making local stops in Brooklyn through the morning rush to accommodate L train riders. Additionally, L train service has resumed between 1 Avenue and Myrtle Avenue with extensive delays in both directions and urged straphangers to take nearby 3, A, C, J, M trains and connecting bus service, according to NYCT.
