extensive renovation. All stations would be waterproofed, with their houses and passageways remodeled and stairways rebuilt; they would also get Help Points, and turnstiles would be added to each station. In addition, graffiti, which is prevalent on the line, would be mitigated; this required going onto private property to remove graffiti and fix the roofs of the stations. Eighth Avenue and New Utrecht Avenue/62nd Street would get wheelchair-accessible elevators. The $395,700,000 project was scheduled to begin in the winter of 2015, but work began in late June 2015. Funding for the renovation was provided for in the 2010–2014 Capital Program. From January 18, 2016, to May 22, 2017, the Manhattan-bound platforms of all stations were closed. At Bay Parkway and Eighth Avenue, temporary wooden platforms were placed on the southbound express trackbed. After a two-month halt in construction, the Coney Island bound platforms closed on July 31, 2017. The southbound platforms at Kings Highway, Avenue U, and 86th Street reopened on October 29, 2018, with closures lasting a month less than for their northbound counterparts. The southbound platforms between Eighth Avenue and Bay Parkway, however, were closed until July 1, 2019, six months longer than their northern counterparts and seven months longer than the other three southbound platforms. The elevators at New Utrecht Avenue/62nd Street opened on July 19, 2019. The northbound elevator at Eighth Avenue opened on November 4, 2019. From October 21, 2019, until April 27, 2020, N trains terminated at 86th Street so work could be completed to protect Coney Island Yard from flooding. An out-of-system transfer was made available between the N at 86th Street and the F at Avenue X station. Chaining information The Sea Beach Line is chained BMT E. Station listing References Further reading Rapid Transit's Coney Island Route, The New York Times November 30, 1897 page 4 Brooklyn's Subway Will Open Today, The New York Times June 19, 1915 page 18 New Subway Opens; Mayor Not Present, The New York Times June 20, 1915 page 6 To Open New Subway Link, The New York Times January 14, 1916 page 16 Open First Section of Broadway Line, The New York Times September 5, 1917 page 8 New Subway Extension, The New York Times January 6, 1918 page 37 External links nycsubway.org - BMT Sea Beach Line nycsubway.org - Early Rapid Transit in Brooklyn, 1878 to 1913 rapidtransit.net - BMT Sea Beach Express Tracks