subway extension subway extension new_york_city subway extension stretches mile southwest previous terminus times square seventh avenue 41st street new station 34th street eleventh avenue second station 10th avenue 41st street dropped plans october entirety extension located new_york_city borough manhattan served local express services extension key expected bring business entertainment area aid redevelopment nearby hell kitchen located west yard extension serves nearby project originally proposed hudson yards project included failed attempt build city bid summer olympics stadium plan rejected state legislature rest including subway extension plan went forward construction extension started extension opening pushed multiple times original target december delays attributed variety problems involving foot long elevators custom designed new station extension finally opened public september historical context proposals extend transit system support massive redevelopment floated early master plan proposed expand westward 48th street transit line replace plan described blocks deteriorating structures sort eighth twelfth avenues proposal west 50s failed voters rejected state bond issue financed proposed new east west transit line people subsequently attention shifted west response proposal improve access began exploring possibility extension new_jersey business civic group convened senator argued westward extension office district accomplished subway extension saying long blocks avenues walk long minutes westernmost parts area addition convenient link east manhattan making difficult workers parts manhattan queens connecticut extension proposed new_york_city bid summer olympics city wanted funding july time vote funding funding second avenue subway east access pay fund extension proposal olympic stadium located nearby west yard rejected new_york_city quickly lost olympic bid report entitled subway extension hudson yards development program government new_york_city devised plan hudson yards area proposed new subway stations serve area subway extension approved following successful blocks 28th 43rd streets neighborhood mayor december address noted november government began issuing bonds fund extension subway eleventh avenue 34th street billion extension funded new_york_city funds municipal bond sales expected property tax revenues future developments areas served extension construction progress october awarded billion contract build feet twin tube tunnel train terminus times square planned shell 34th street station contract awarded joint venture extension construction overseen division designed 34th street station new terminal shell creating feet tunnel drill blast method placed tunnel boring machines ground dig remaining feet dug placed concrete liner segments create tunnel interior early project announced new stations feature platform screen doors stations new station seventh avenue line phase second avenue subway stations include special air cooling systems reduce temperature platforms depth extension ventilation towers ventilation rest subway system october soon announcement new extension 10th avenue station canceled overrun billion budget extra million build 10th avenue station december conducted ceremony times square subway station marking launch construction train extension contractor began station adjacent physical construction extension lower level platform 42nd street port authority bus terminal eighth avenue line abandoned platform partially razed allow train extension built june construction tunnels began eleventh avenue manhattan february lowered tunnel boring machines giant shaft corner 25th street eleventh avenue boring machines dug parallel foot long tunnels north eleventh avenue current terminus service 41st street times square posted construction update photographs website november showing substantial progress completed excavation foot long june dug bus entrance ramp lower level formed eastern end new extension connected times square station time tunnels dug northward machine shaft 26th street soft ground 27th 28th street required feet ground frozen tunnel boring machines easily dig soil december announced tunnel boring machine broke 34th street station wall tunnel boring machines scheduled finish required spring june completed tunnel second broke wall july completing operation partially backed 25th street shaft lifted april announced contract covering tunnels 34th street station passenger platform complete systems contract covering mechanical electrical systems electric power lighting train tracks awarded july second entrance station planned announced extension complete received installation set rails august announced complete december mayor took ceremonial ride train new terminal celebrating legacy mayor time proposed opening date june delays soon ceremonial ride opening date subway extension pushed june early fall november february problems attributed elevators installed station ventilation fans tunnel october told new_york_daily_news agency signed new agreement prime contractor offering million incentive payments new station finished ready open public february half months later stated unable open subway extension service april july failure inclined elevators work properly problems security fire alarm systems blamed delays december new_york_post article attributed delay developer need dig foundations subway station foundation work needed complete open station continuing trouble fire security march delay opening summer use inclined elevators intended provide wheelchair bound patrons shorter easier path train platform reduce costs elevators manufactured italy controller long_island speed governors ohio buttons parts queens software elevator written united_states assembled elevators italy failed operational test prior shipped united_states said manufacturer chose use american place local italian suppliers reading specifications transit agency submitted working manufacturer try resolve problems caused high level june representative described extension complete day test runs trains started running 34th street hudson yards preparation summer opening extension june extension pushed end quarter july reported planned open extension public september opening date confirmed august station opened ribbon cutting ceremony september gallery construction areas 34th street hudson yards station 34th street hudson yards station intersection 11th avenue 34th street station extension opened september says new station possible new housing restaurants entertainment grow surrounding neighborhoods including hell kitchen station close passenger access station includes pair elevators project plagued delays involved installation custom elevators june extension opening delayed june rest 34th street hudson yards station open end december opening date changed april foot long elevators installed station foot high elevators kind system ground structures extension contains street level structures site ventilation building 11th avenue 25th 26th streets site ventilation building 11th avenue 33rd 34th streets main entrance elevator entrance ventilation building 11th avenue 35th 37th ventilation building 41st street avenue site secondary station entrance 11th avenue 34th 35th streets proposals 10th avenue station new station 10th avenue 41st street original plan intermediate station eliminated october cost leaving terminal station eleventh avenue 34th street new station extension indicated 10th avenue station included project funding found station included original contract award listed million option late december reports indicated postponed station partially built agreed additional financing station shell february announced build station agency received sufficient funds federal economic package june city announced seeking funding assess feasibility constructing station later date platform entrance model underground connecting passage proposed new_jersey extension seventeen years study extending service hudson_river new_york_times reported mayor administration considering extension new_jersey connect commuter lines offer new_jersey direct route connections new_york_city subway routes opened extension new_york_city subway outside state borders time plan replace access region core arc tunnel canceled new_jersey governor october february city voted budget feasibility study tunnel subway line extension engineering firm carried study report released april proposal includes construction fill station 10th avenue tunnels running path arc tunnel multi level multi addition widening right way northeast corridor considered new_york_post reported line extension formal proposal mayor end new_jersey governor record supporting plan splitting estimated billion cost officially approved subway extension cost arc tunnel start planned station eleventh avenue west avoiding expensive tunnel boring work east herald square complex station deep underground travel times manhattan longer original arc proposal riders need transfer subway trains additionally trains continue key goal reduced tunnel congestion new_jersey new_york achieved hand governor said actually connect east manhattan like wanted meet new_york governor elect project require additional years develop automatically entitled federal funding allotted arc tunnel amtrak february announcement includes proposal extend service blocks east eleventh avenue instead miles west gateway auspices amtrak include high speed rail right way provide capacity rail operations congress allocated million studies project november likely projects gateway subway extension competition funding april citing budget considerations director said doubtful extension built future suggesting likely solution congestion hudson_river crossings feasibility study commissioned city released april revived hope project mayor saying extending train promising potential solution consideration november daily_news opinion article president chairman called line extended tunnels shared later november passed resolution supporting extension line awards innovations awarded construction phase running tunnels underground structures construction project year according society project team won award outstanding professional engineering efforts developing creative solutions innovative technologies construction infrastructure project project double shielded tunnel boring machines tunnel new_york_city placing concrete segments form tunnels walls time world ground freezing method soil act rock allow maintain proper course boring placing tunnel liners extension extends mile tunnels actually miles long
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