platforms and other stations structures was advertised for bids by the MTA for January 2007. This station underwent reconstruction from September 2009 to December 2011. Both platforms were rebuilt with new windscreens, canopies, and tactile strip edges. The respective platform being rebuilt was closed while it was under renovation. An additional unstaffed station house the southbound platform was added on adjacent property at Avenue H. The new station house includes an ADA-accessible ramp. The northbound station house was also renovated, and several turnstiles were added to the station. The station fully reopened in September 2011 and the northbound station house was completed two months later at a cost of $47.6 million. Northbound accessibility for this station was proposed in February 2019 as part of the MTA's "Fast Forward" program. By September 2020, the accessible ramp from the northbound station house to the northbound platform was expected to be completed in June 2021. The work started in October 2020 and necessitated minor service diversions; it also created a park at the dead-end on Avenue H west of East 16th Street. To facilitate the construction of an accessible wheelchair ramp, the northbound platform was closed for renovations during March and April 2021. The ramp was completed on June 29, 2021, and was officially dedicated in mid-July 2021. The project cost $14 million. At the time of the ramp's completion, the New York City Subway system had 26 ramps, and the Avenue H station was one of only 14 stations in the system with ramps. Station layout The Avenue H station is laid out in a typical local stop setup. There are four tracks and two side platforms. The center two tracks are the express tracks used by the B train on weekdays. North of the station, the roadbed ramps down to an open-cut. South of the station, the line is on a raised earthen embankment. The station platform lies over the Bay Ridge Branch crossing which exists between Avenues H and I. Due to the change in elevation, the north end of this station is slightly above ground level. Avenue H dead-ends on both sides of the line and vehicles cannot pass between the two sections of the avenue, but a pedestrian underpass connects the sidewalk on both sides. The southbound (Coney Island-bound) local track is technically known as A1 while the northbound (Manhattan-bound) one is A2; the "A" designation is used