East Harlem Breaks Ground on the Long-Awaited Second Avenue Subway Extension
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Ground was broken on the East Harlem Extension of the Second Avenue subway, adding three stations and linking the Q line to Metro-North and the Lexington Avenue Line at 125th Street; the roughly $7.7 billion project is slated for completion in 2032, with funding secured and plans to keep tunnel boring machines moving across 125th Street, even as residents warn about years of construction disruption and building vibrations.
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- Inside the Subway Expansion a Century in the Making The New York Times
- Second Ave Subway Project: Governor Hochul announces next phase of Second Avenue Subway expansion to 125th Street ABC7 Eyewitness News
- Hochul Budget Deal Gives $175M Speed Boost To 125th St. Subway Expansion Streetsblog New York City
- JV awarded $1bn contract for New York’s Second Avenue Subway Phase II Project geplus.co.uk
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