Cuomo oversimplifies the issues. The trackwork is "special work" which must be engineered, built off-site, and then the old rails and ties replaced in a short window of time. And there are hundreds of unique switches! Much of the trackwork is worn out. And then there is tie and ballast replacement to consider. Some trackwork is new. Other trackwork is worn down. The current employees and maintenance crews cannot be simply "speeded up". And hiring "outside contractors" as Cuomo proposes will not change the fact the rehab project has a "critical path", and crying "the sky is falling" is not a productive approach to the problem.
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