Expansion of mass transit systems always makes for good Carectomy news. Federal funding for New York City’s elusive Second Avenue subway is finally in place. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said that $1.3 billion from the federal coffers would go towards the $4 billion budget of the first phase of construction.
New Yorkers have been working towards a Second Avenue subway since the 1920s. Sections of tunnel were constructed in the 70s, only to be scrapped when funds ran out.
The longterm goal of the two-track Second Avenue subway is to connect Harlem (125th Street) to the Financial District in Manhattan. The current phase, the first of four, will be an extension of the existing Q line. Stops will be added at 92nd, 86th, 72nd, and 63rd Streets. This portion is scheduled to open in 2014.
The $1.3 billion represents the government’s second largest contribution to a mass transportation project behind the Long Island Rail Road connection to Grand Central Station. That project, also currently under construction, will cost the federal government $2.6 billion.
Via New York Times. Photos via Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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Balish’s book is pretty good, and I’m not just saying that because I’m quoted in it. ;D
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