据报道，美国纽约大都会交通局在2019年12月末，宣布关于更新市郊的1号和A号火车线路沿线站点的电梯设备的工程，在第168号大街站完工后正式竣工。其余的站点相关工作仍在开展。当局称168号街的工程除了更新电梯设备以外，还要维修电梯井道和重新开放后厅以便乘客上下电梯。新的电梯设备配有备用电池，以便乘客在停电时仍能安全离开电梯，还安装有安保监控，新通讯系统。另外还更换了新的光照系统和中层的地砖。该工程自2019年1月开始，比预计完工时间提前了一个月。
MTA FINISHES STATION ELEVATOR WORK AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), in the process of replacing elevators at several Uptown stations of the 1 train and A train, has completed work at the 168th Street station serving the 1 train, the authority announced in late December 2019. Work at several other stations was ongoing. MTA said the 168th Street project included replacing the elevators, repairing the elevator shafts and reopening rear vestibules to improve boarding and exiting the elevators. The new units include battery backup to allow passengers to exit the elevators during power failures; security cameras; and new communication equipment. Other work included new lighting and tile in the lower mezzanine. The project began in January 2019 and was finished about a month before its projected completion in January 2020.
