The A, C, and F will be the next subway lines to have their tunnels repaired from the ravages of Superstorm Sandy.
After repair work on the R train’s Montague tube finishes in October, the MTA will begin work on the Cranberry and Rutgers tunnels, closing down the tubes for an undetermined number of weekends for repair work.
It has not been decided yet whether the work will happen in late 2014 or in 2015.
The Cranberry Street tunnel carries the A and C trains across the East River. The Rutgers Tunnel is used by the F train to travel between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast said in the fall that nine of the MTA’s subway tunnels were damaged badly by the devastating salt water that flooded the tubes during the storm.
The Montague Tube was most damaged, and was shut down in August for 18 months of repair.
The Greenpoint Tube, used by the G train, was closed for 12 weekends in 2013 for repair over six months.
The MTA has not decided which tunnels will be repaired after the Cranberry and Rutgers work is complete, but the Clark Street Tunnel and the Canarsie Tube were also damaged. They are used by the 2, 3, and L trains.