Columbus Circle is one of the original IRT stations, dating from 1904. The IND Subway (A, C, B, & D Lines) was woven through the station in 1932. As one of Manhattan`s primary transit hubs, it serves more than 200,000 riders daily. Dattner Architects` renovation organizes, rehabilitates, and restores this sprawling, multi-level subway station complex. The station serves 200,000 passengers daily, and the eighth busiest in Manhattan. The station's complex layout is defined by the Broadway line's bisection of the IND subway. Because of the station's high-volume traffic, the project required close collaboration with the MTA in order to keep all lines functioning, and status accessible and safe for the public and the construction crews, while being renovated. Site specific murals by the late American artist Sol LeWitt, sponsored by MTA`s Arts for Transit, grace the floors and walls of the rehabilitated station.
The Columbus Circle Station project organizes, rehabilitates and restores this sprawling station complex at the intersection of the original Broadway Line and the more recent IND subway, underneath the newly renovated Columbus monument and fountain. Circular and oval elements at key entrances mark important station nodes, provide a sense of place, and facilitate way-finding for passengers. A retail galleria is planned for the subway passage between West 57th and West 58th Streets. Landmark elements of the IRT Station are preserved and restored. A major art installation by artist Sol LeWitt will grace the rehabilitated station. A new entrance at West 60th Street and Broadway makes entry to the complex more convenient and eases passenger flow, while new elevators provide handicapped accessibility to all platforms.
