150 Doors in Long Island Railroad Tunnels to be Fitted with New Access Control and Request to Exit Slimline Systems
The Metro Transit Authority of New York City has been managing the East Side Access project that connects the long island railroad into the New York City Subway system in Queens for over 10 years.
While the tunnels have been under construction, Ambico’s pressure resistant doors with Surelock McGill hardware have been installed, protecting vital areas of the tunnels from trespass while maintaining public safety.
With the project coming close to completion, it is time to equip the doors with electronic access control, alarm monitoring, and video surveillance.
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To ensure that the upgrade process goes as smoothly as possible, the hardware distributor, access control company, and the electrical contractors all attended a 2-day training session in the subway tunnels. The training was hosted by 247 National Operations Manager Tony Rollason.
This was a hands-on experience for everyone involved wherein Tony educated, demonstrated, guided, and then empowered the technicians to swap out the hardware and connect the electronic components to the access control system.
Everyone was engaged and greatly appreciative of Tony making the trip from the UK to share his technical expertise and decades of in-field experience with the installation team.
The Slimline systems that are installed use enhanced-level blast guides to protect the openings from the strong, cyclic pressure that is created when the trains move through the tunnels. They are constructed entirely out of 316 ‘Marine-Grade’ Stainless steel to prevent critical components from corroding in the damp environment. The request to exit interface module is also installed in a 316 Grade Stainless housing for this very reason.
For more information about this or any other transit focused application or to schedule your own training, please contact our technical sales department by email or telephone.
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