Jan 15, 2008 8:25 am US/Eastern
High Tech Subway Surveillance Plan Behind Schedule
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
Its been in the works since 2005, and three years later, only 300 cameras have been installed in the MTA's massive anti-terrorism surveillance system costing millions of dollars.
The 1,000 cameras and 3,000 sensors called for in the $212 million project are intended to detect suspicious activity, such as people in off-limits areas and bags or packages left unattended on subway cars, bridges and tunnels.
The project is headed by Lockheed Martin. Judy Marks from the company said back in 2005, "The work we will be completeing will provide for the MTA will provide enhanced monitoring, surveillance, access control intrusion detection and response capabilities."
The high-tech network was scheduled for completion by August 13th, but has now been pushed back seven months to March of next year. The reason for the delay? An MTA spokesperson says the design phase took longer than anticipated.
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