In July 2006, Manhattan Community Board 7 approved an $80 million renovation of the station. Construction started in 2007 on a state-of-the-art head house in the median of Broadway between 95th and 96th Streets, with wheelchair-accessible elevators to the platforms; Broadway was reconfigured for four blocks to accommodate this. By 2008, renovation of the station was nearly finished below budget (only $65 million was used to complete the renovation) and on schedule. By 2009, the opening of the new head house was set to be 20 months early and $26 million cheaper due to budget cuts.