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Ya'll seriously don't even read anymore, it's really sad now:
"Currently, the project is expected to cost $6.3 billion for 1.5 miles of new subway tunnel, which would include three new stations at 106th Street, 116th Street and 125th Street. "
That was directly in the article
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I'm pretty sure the second phase, in addition to the three stations also includes a stub end heading north a bit past the 116th street tracks for eventual expansion to the Bronx. The 125th street station actually curves westwards from second avenue in order to serve as a direct transfer point to the Metro-North and Lexington Ave line 125th street station as well as for an eventual expansion as a crosstown line on 125th. While Lieber is likely right in that it's a "bargain" in the sense of the likely ridership per dollar, that's sort of a dishonest rubric to use as that's more a matter of the incredible density of the area and it ignores that for the dollars per mile, this project is pretty incredibly expensive as it's still a couple times higher than that of similarly developed / wealthy countries and that's a lot.
Ya'll seriously don't even read anymore, it's really sad now:
"Currently, the project is expected to cost $6.3 billion for 1.5 miles of new subway tunnel, which would include three new stations at 106th Street, 116th Street and 125th Street. "
That was directly in the article
See my response above...smh. I read and I actually live in the city. Amazing
Waiting 50 years?
More like shelved for 50 years.........
Upper Manhattan seems to be finally stable enough to
connect the lines to the rest of the transit system.
It would be phenomenal to extend the 2nd Ave subway all the way on the east side, down to the financial district--which I think it also in the long term plans. And then I think up to the Bronx is also in the planned stages, too.
However, at this point, it will be satisfying and incredibly, "finally we are here" progress to see the 2nd Ave line run from 59th all the way to 125th.
With NYC's strong continuance of population growth, and projections of the city population approaching 10 million by 2050, additional subway lines are needed.
They need to make the stations a lot cheaper. But if they do, it will be a political issue. Certain people will be saying "They built palace stations on the UES, but built holes in the ground in East Harlem."
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