N.Y. MTA to make $212 million security upgrade

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will install 1,000 surveillance cameras and 3,000 motion sensors in its network of subways and commuter rail stations as part of a $212 million security upgrade.

The move, part of the agency’s counter-terrorism program, represents the largest financial contribution the MTA has ever made to upgrade security.

Although the agency approved almost $600 million for security in 2002, it had spent only a fraction of that until this week.

Upgrades to the MTA’s rail infrastructure will be provided by Lockheed Martin Corp.