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It's a cliche to say this at this point but even Stevie Wonder saw this coming.
They're REALLY gambling that 72nd, 86th and 96th will be enough to relieve the Lex Avenue Lines and to a minor extent the Broadway Lines (the Q is going to be the first to use this route after all).
It's obvious why, looking at history, but man - imagine if those elevated lines on 2nd Avenue and 9th Avenue were still up today.
It's a cliche to say this at this point but even Stevie Wonder saw this coming.
They're REALLY gambling that 72nd, 86th and 96th will be enough to relieve the Lex Avenue Lines and to a minor extent the Broadway Lines (the Q is going to be the first to use this route after all).
It's obvious why, looking at history, but man - imagine if those elevated lines on 2nd Avenue and 9th Avenue were still up today.
It will help. I don't know if it will relieve (depending on how you define it).
and by the way, ground-breaking for Phase I (3 stations) started in April, 2007 and looks like will be completed in 2017, so that's 10 years.
Assuming Phase II (also 3 stations) even starts next year, anyone with basic math skills should expect an opening around 2027. But again, that's assuming they don't run out of money which I think they will
2020? That's mighty optimistic. I would bet that they run out of money before they even start. 2025 is probably the best case scenario.
As for phase III, I'm thinking 2065 ribbon cutting? maybe 2075?
How China and Japan finish train lines in 1 week but NYC cant it take years
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