MTA files $65M in Irene claims
Photo credit: MTA | The rails of the Port Jervis Line were undermined by flood waters between Sloatsburg and Suffern in Rockland County. (2011)
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One year after Tropical Storm Irene flooded train tracks, subway tunnels and bus lanes, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Monday it had finished submitting claims for $65 million to the federal government and insurance providers.
MTA officials said they have submitted $27.7 million in claims for reimbursement to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and another $37.3 million...
