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MTA to offer incentives for faster work on L train construction

Brooklyn residents are bracing for the impending L train shutdown as the MTA says it plans to offer incentives to get the work done faster.  The L train is expected to shut down in 2019 between Manhattan

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Jul 28, 2016, 4:35 PM

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