New York City’s transportation authority will put more workers and cameras on subway station platforms to help disperse crowds and speed up service.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will also paint “step aside” boxes onto subway platforms on the overcrowded No. 6 line, which shuttles riders along the city’s East side. And several seconds will be sliced off the announcements that conductors make over subway loudspeakers in order to keep people moving in and out of trains.

Three lines with the worst wait problems – the 6, 7 and F trains – are currently being studied by transit officials to determine how to improve service.

The agency announced the plan during this week’s board meeting after widespread public criticism of the aging system’s failure to keep trains moving on time.

(AP)