A town hall hosted by the MTA Monday in East New York is set to hear from residents on a planned light rail expansion for passenger service running from Bay Ridge Brooklyn to Jackson Heights Queens, known as the Interborough Expressway (IBX).

According to the MTA, the IBX would offer "connections with up to 17 subway lines and Long Island Rail Road, a faster commute - end-to-end rides are expected to take 40 minutes - and a new transit option in underserved locations, where more than a third of residents are below the federal poverty line."

The project would run on an already existing CSX-operated freight line.

It would create a new transit option for close to 900,000 residents of the neighborhoods along the route, along with 260,000 people who work in Brooklyn and Queens.

Residents tell News 12 they hope the planned line can cut their commute times and make navigating across Brooklyn less time consuming.

"I could see my friends who live in Bushwick, I could take the Q line then this IBX and it would take only 30 minutes, instead of going into Manhattan and back out again," said Flatbush resident Adam Blatchley. "I could go to LaGuardia from my house with two trains that would be huge."

A sample slide showed a hypothetical trip from Bushwick to Sunset Park, that with the IBX, could be achieved without going to Manhattan and shave 29 minutes off the commute.

Residents were encouraged to mark a series of stops on the proposed line with which stops would be the most useful to their commute and why.

The data is being collected as part of the public comment process.

Members of the Community Board 5, representing Cypress Hill and East Flatbush, told News 12 the line would run through the area's industrial park, which they hope can help lead to more job opportunities for the area.

"We want to see it work in collaboration with all of those businesses in that park," said Board Member Willfredo Valentino.

Those behind the project say it could also help with workforce shortages and even student commutes for those in the area.

"This opens up Brooklyn College to Queens, and the hospitals can have a further reach for talent," said project lead Charles Gans.

The implementation phase from the public comment is expected to start in 2025.