New York Daily News, 12/12/17:
MTA seeks contractor to construct subway’s first platform safety barrier
Please stand clear of the platform doors — finally.
The MTA is looking for a contractor to design and build one of the subway’s first platform barriers, which are common in transit systems around the world. After studying potential locations and designs, MTA officials are suggesting an automated platform gate that’s 4 1/2 feet high on the L line’s Third Ave. station in Manhattan.
“The goal is to improve customer safety,” Steve Plochochi, an NYC Transit contract executive, said at Monday’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority board meeting. . . .