Today is the first work day where the Montague tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn is shut down as MTA crews repair the tube damaged during Superstorm Sandy for the next 14 months.

The MTA is instructing R riders coming into Manhattan from Brooklyn to take trains at nearby stations in downtown Brooklyn:

To avoid crowded trains absorbing R train riders, commuters can take these alternatives:

From Manhattan, R train riders that need to get back into Brooklyn can take:

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