By Y.M. Lowy

The Fort Hamilton Parkway subway station has gotten a major cleanup and makeover, with MTA crews completing a series of repairs and upgrades at the outdoor station.

The work was completed during the first week of September, when crews took advantage of the warm weather to finish the project.

More than 36,000 square feet of station surfaces were scraped, repaired, primed and painted, including ceilings, walls, beams, floors, columns, entrance structures, gates and railings.

Crews also refinished five benches, painted the station booth and five trash cans, and repaired and painted 20 doors. About 1,200 square feet of rubbing board along the platforms was inspected and fortified to help prevent damage when trains enter and leave the station.

The project also included replacing damaged sections of flooring and concrete, fixing and replacing LED lighting, cleaning 12 drains and replacing corroded expansion plates that allow the tracks to expand and contract with changes in temperature.

The work is part of a larger station improvement program that has now been completed at more than 180 subway stations across the city. The program has included millions of square feet of repainting, replacement of wall and floor tiles, drain cleaning and repairs to benches and platform rubbing boards.