second avenue subway second avenue subway officially second avenue line abbreviated future new_york_city subway line discussion century line run primarily second avenue phase new line expected open december having construction run street second avenue existing connect rest subway system train provide time service phase serve daily riders line funded built additional phases allowing portions line open entire line completed complete served proposed train projected serve daily riders proposed second avenue line consist stations miles tunnel expected cost billion line originally proposed massive expansion work line commenced great depression crushed economy numerous plans second avenue subway appeared 20th century usually deferred lack funds anticipation built new subway line second avenue elevated lines demolished respectively left lexington avenue subway rapid transit line manhattan east today far busiest subway line united_states estimated million daily riders construction second avenue line started halted city major fiscal crisis small segments line completed time simultaneously construction work 63rd street lines connect second avenue line queens boulevard line sixth avenue line started work 63rd street line continued construction second avenue line ended segment 63rd street lines opened october extended 21st street queens left provisions future construction second avenue line construction restarted following development financially secure construction plan awarded contract phase project consortium march followed preliminary engineering final tunnel design completed joint venture parsons serving construction manager project funding grant agreement phase project received november ceremonial ground breaking second avenue subway held april phase line consists new stations miles tunnel costing billion contractor prepared initial construction site street april tunnel boring machine launch box completed contractors completed installation turned march having completed west tunnel street began drilling east tunnel completed run lexington avenue 63rd street station september july phase complete initial attempts 1980s different entities came distinct plans second avenue subway line carried complex reasons delays line called line time forgot initial planning world war new_york_city subway experienced surge billion annual passengers riding subway compared million annual riders seven years war launched study behest engineer determine improvements needed city public transport system turner final paper titled massive plan calling new routes north south manhattan avenue extensions lines brooklyn queens crossings narrows massively scaled versions turner plans found proposals new city owned plans massive trunk line second avenue consisting tracks numerous branches brooklyn queens turner proposed elevated lines knocked room track second avenue subway plan connect new line sixth avenue eighth avenue subway lines january turner submitted revised proposal going connect tenth avenue trunk line lines queens second avenue subway track line manhattan short track tunnel junction queens lines plan called connection brooklyn plan cost equivalent including connections underwater crossings lexington avenue line got crowded suggested ideas considered unusual suggestion included new tunnel lexington avenue included tunnel separate right way second avenue tentatively approved expansion included second avenue line projected construction cost equivalent counting land acquisition north south plan included tracks continue north trunk line branches street tracks street link sixth avenue line 61st street tracks 61st street chambers street tracks chambers street pine street plan soon modified addition branch extension subway water wall streets time supposed completed anticipation line opening real estate prices proposed route rose average great depression soaring costs expansion construction phase schedule city state longer able provide funding line shortened 34th street connection line complete line 32nd street start construction construction southern extension houston street commence segments open respectively scaled plan postponed come plan omitted branch order cut costs new line southern terminus truncated revision plan studies followed construction postponed indefinitely second avenue line relegated proposed status number list important transportation projects second avenue line cut tracks connection reduced plan single northern branch branch south brooklyn connecting court street station site subway million equivalent entry world war halted urgent public works projects delaying second avenue line 1940s 50s world war unification subway companies comprised new_york_city subway elevated lines shut city replaced continuing trend elevated lines favor new example sixth avenue line replaced replaced demolition perceived effect neighborhoods northern half second avenue elevated serving east harlem closed southern half running bridge queens closed june demolition second avenue elevated caused queens longer direct service manhattan far east elevated line closure corresponding increase east population need second avenue subway increased mayor announced work second avenue subway line progressing year superintendent came map train frequencies line trains hour projected second avenue line forth proposal second avenue subway services branch extensively lines including sixth avenue line broadway line pre existing manhattan 57th street line tracks tracks north 57th street south tracks subway opened addition new replace avenue plans second avenue subway revised southern track portion abandoned possible future plan connecting line brooklyn route forth mayor general plan forth colonel city engineer gross believed construction second avenue subway line vital increasing capacity existing lines allowing new branch lines built plan connect second avenue line brooklyn proposal train frequency map created proposal involved branch lines track connections connection brooklyn manhattan bridge allow trains bridges sixth avenue line second avenue line connections provided 57th street line connecting sixth avenue line express tracks built line north line switched combined division plan includes connections built connected end north connection transfers white plains road line elevated demolished south connection line built sections manhattan section priority brooklyn section 19th priority list section specific priority year new_york_city budget city short million dollars needed rehabilitation proposed capital improvements cost total million city petitioned exceed million debt ceiling city spend million subway construction request denied ordered new prototype subway cars steel cars called contract number delivered specifically intended second avenue subway cost equivalent train known million dollar train cars featured style round windows new public address system reflecting public health concerns day especially cars equipped air filters lamps ventilation systems kill queens residents complained second avenue subway create better transit options year later revised plans called connection second avenue street queens 34th avenue new tunnel connections new_york voters approved bond measure construction city barely able raise million construction effort onset korean war caused soaring prices construction materials saw beginning massive inflation money bond measure diverted buy new cars platforms maintain parts aging new_york_city subway system half billion dollar bond measure million equivalent original went second avenue subway construction start estimated completion earliest people thought bonds solely new subway people accused bonds block west proposed subway line manhattan section elevated line area closed demolished contrary east residents thought demolition help travel situation subway transportation option east clear bond issue going able pay second avenue line money projects integration new_york_times line built march year chairman stated bond funds properly bonds dedicated solely fund second avenue line stated bonds allocated corridor based increasing second avenue line admitted currency inflation necessary rehabilitation work existing lines second avenue line unlikely near future 1960s 1970s original construction efforts early 1960s progressed east experienced increase development construction began connection manhattan sixth avenue line segment proposed plan southern end second avenue line feed bridges opened connection included new station sixth avenue line grand street station 57th street opened july introduced significant service changes carried subway history grand street located southern end second avenue designed include cross platform transfers sixth avenue second avenue lines connection served sixth avenue line trains essentially second avenue line constructed congress passed urban mass transportation act promising federal money fund mass transit projects america cities years later voters approved billion worth current dollars provided million worth today new_york_city projects including program action second avenue project line 34th street given priority city secured million grant initial construction proposed second avenue line built phases phase start 34th street running second avenue street continuing stops planned 34th 48th 57th 48th street stop connect planned avenue 48th street contain new east terminal line included older proposals connections sixth avenue broadway lines new line located 63rd street 63rd street line include connection allowing second avenue line trains run queens line run cross platform transfer lexington avenue line trains brook avenue second avenue line trains use new express bypass line tracks new_york near expressway service split branches branch continue use point line connect second branch connect vicinity avenue station element earlier plans branch service avenue line offering cross platform transfers white plains road line trains east street station second branch service upper portion stations avenue upper platforms shaved accommodate larger trains second phase construction extend second avenue line south 34th street stations 23rd 14th houston chatham square terminal street free transfers offered existing lines 14th street houston street street grand street reconstructed street stations tracks platform levels tracks order increase capacity street terminal trains hour improve passenger flow phase service upper extended city branch second avenue line replace avenue built running adjacent right way metro north harlem line park avenue line planned stops manhattan spaced farther apart existing subway lines proved controversial second avenue line criticized rich man express complexes high rise middle income housing favor silk route people protested year lack stations street station added october street station official plans despite proximity proposed station response public outcry announced addition station street line planned route second avenue street drew criticism citizens officials january issued plan spur line called serve heart branching sixth avenue line near second avenue station spur run east houston street turn north avenue turn west 14th street connecting despite controversy number stops route groundbreaking ceremony held october second avenue street construction began shortly streets segment projected cost million worth today construction costs entire line billion billion today rose billion billion today year later october line segment commenced construction foot manhattan bridge segment canal completed built cost million equal current dollars year later july construction segment line started near second street spanning 2nd street 9th street contract segment 50th 54th streets awarded year construction commenced total construction second avenue line 1970s spanned blocks segment completed cost million equivalent city soon experienced dire fiscal crisis economy early 1970s combined massive outflow city residents suburbs new_york_city mayor considering billion funding second avenue line existing infrastructure rapidly deteriorating dire need repair september issued stop work order line construction line halted funding allocated line construction sections tunnel completed tunnels sealed new_york_city subway lowest point existence state stated plans finish line 1980s plans second avenue line construction continued portion line opened include connection second avenue line failure complete construction advocate subway riders stated famous thing built new_york_city skeptical promised delivered segments completed 1970s construction line halted tunnel segments completed second second avenue apartments complex initially outfitted track signals decades regularly inspected maintained tunnel segments spending year early 1990s maintain structural integrity streets case construction resume camp tunnels increased security modern construction plan second avenue subway developed use tunnel segments phase service train service 60th street line queens 63rd street line north street use tunnel segment streets storage work resumed tunnel segment involving addition track signals mechanical equipment upgrading tunnels meet modern fire code standards phase set construction planned extend train service street street phase east harlem segments connected modified normal train service reported segments condition fourth phase construction bring second avenue line date tunnel planned original plans involved second avenue line running depth sixth avenue line grand street station option require cut cover construction methods disrupt community require demolition nearby structures instead proposed deeper tunnel alignment area including new lower level grand street reduce construction impacts community result trains unable use tunnel segment suggests tunnel segment store facilities subway line power ventilation facility construction work took place 2nd 9th streets extent disputed reports utilities relocated section excavated later filled 2000s present construction development city economic budgetary recovery 1990s revival efforts complete construction rising lexington avenue line subway trunk line east demonstrated need second avenue line capacity safety concerns rose track lexington avenue line lone rapid transit option east harlem closure avenue elevated crowded subway line country line sees average million daily riders entire washington metro system second highest rail transit systems san_francisco boston combined local bus routes crowded times day surface second avenue line carrying buses seeing annual million daily construction second avenue line add tracks fill gap existed elevated second avenue lines demolished 1950s planning early 1990s new_york governor allocated million renew planning design efforts second avenue line facing budget cuts removed funds capital budget began study seeking ways alleviate lexington avenue line improve mobility manhattan east study analyzed alternatives improvements increase capacity enhanced bus service dedicated lanes light rail ferry service east favored alternative build alternative included subway running second avenue street harlem existing lexington avenue 63rd street station provisions expansion build alternative involve addition separate light rail service union square broad street serve strong public support committed building length subway line east lower manhattan contract subway design awarded final environmental impact statement approved april latest proposal track line street lexington avenue harlem second avenue new subway line actually carry services length second avenue line extending harlem given color letter designation rerouted line service begin carrying passengers plan calls building second avenue subway segments connections subway lines segment phase proposed 63rd street line north second avenue street phase extend rerouted train street phase new train run street houston street final phase extend train service houston street track maps website stations street tracks island platform street conceived track platform station street street station constructed tracks platform august revealed future subway stations including ones built second avenue subway new station outfitted air cooling systems reduce temperature platforms second avenue subway platform screen doors assist air cooling ventilation plan scrapped cost phase budget billion total cost mile line expected exceed billion according president line completed early serve daily passengers completion present phase construction second avenue subway plans phase allowed proceed new_york voters passed transportation bond issue november allowing dedicated funding allocated phase passage seen critical construction warning failure pass act doom project chairman stated complete job given approval percent margin addition announced december allow commit million funds begin construction second avenue subway line federal share costs transit funds subject final labor certification phase construction site designated street second avenue 63rd street avenue deep bore methods order avoid road traffic pedestrians utilities local businesses produced cut cover methods past generations stations retain cut cover construction preliminary engineering final tunnel design completed joint venture march completion preliminary engineering awarded contract constructing tunnels 63rd streets launch box tunnel boring machine streets access shafts streets contract valued million awarded joint venture ceremonial groundbreaking took place april tunnel segment built 1970s street time announced passengers able ride trains new line end actual construction work began surface second avenue streets april initial construction work involved moving utility pipes wires infrastructure took months far anticipated months boring trench dug streets november united_states secretary transportation announced second avenue subway receive billion federal funding project phase funded seven year period cost increases construction materials diesel fuel affecting prices contracts signed announced june certain features second avenue subway simplified save money set changes significantly reduces subway vicinity street alteration street station track platform design track single island platform design paired connection broadway line spur supplemental environmental impact studies covering changes proposed street street stations completed june awarded million contract construction joint venture limited liability company construct street station box work began july site clearing utility relocation necessary prepare installation walls streets station connects existing tunnel section june contracts street station awarded advance utility relocation work construction cut cover shaft areas streets contract provided vertical starter shafts subsequent contractor station rock streets construction buildings evacuated june construction work june apartment building second avenue evacuated determined building danger collapse june evacuated mixed use building second avenue east street danger collapse evacuation buildings delayed contractor plan use controlled blasting remove bedrock southern section launch box blasting permits issued required contractors use mechanical equipment remove bedrock slower blasting rock tunnel boring machine originally expected arrive months construction began utility relocation excavation required create launch box delayed deployment contractors completed installation turned second avenue subway launch box street boring southward connecting shafts built streets october awarded million contract joint venture mining tunnels connecting street station existing lexington avenue 63rd street station excavation heavy civil structures street station subsequent contract awarded excavation street station august january awarded month million contract rebuild lexington avenue 63rd street station tunnel boring machine dug rate approximately feet day machine finished run planned street february partially backed tunnel east starter tunnel begin boring east second avenue soft ground compatible ground freezing undertaken prepare soil march having completed task completing foot west tunnel street began drilling east tunnel feet soil frozen calcium solution fed network pipes drilling east tunnel negotiate curve 63rd street break existing 63rd street subway station portion west tunnel remaining created mined conventional drill blast methods curve construction teams negotiate tight september completed run lexington avenue 63rd street station final contract architectural mechanical electrical work street stations rehabilitation lexington avenue 63rd street station track signals communications entire phase area awarded june july report card indicated progress subway construction progress got blasting station finished november houses taken time winter tracks signal panels began arrive construction site installed line years reported november tracks line arrived segments track streets tracks stored street station phase construction complete august construction project complete phase construction contracts having awarded having completed july phase complete schedules construction planning contractors project meet regular basis avenue subway task force report construction progress seek input community opening date phase december january called earlier estimates lacking precision required reported phase line complete construction contracts awarded worked agency targeting december completion date project budget cost billion serving approximately daily riders april phase complete estimated completion schedules widely varying proposed construction schedule showed second avenue subway opening passenger service publications listed expected construction dates phase mentioned possible december opening capital improvement budget proposal pushed completion phase pushed february line scheduled open december february allocated million speed construction phase open december june reported contractors extra resources accelerate portion phase construction completed testing line requiring equipment tests october order deemed operational contractors blamed delays saying contractors work certain days contractors hand said asked design changes construction cases contractors destroy rebuild rooms entrances design elements built public meeting unveiled iteration new_york_city subway map included second avenue subway rerouted service meeting suggestions service changes including making train express manhattan replacing queens section manhattan local section resurrected train july news outlets reported second avenue line significant risk delayed opening test train subway line set run october despite line projected open months date contractors reached construction june instance communications systems stations finished despite fact systems wired elevator street delivered july construction spending million month monthly spending goal million needed complete project time controversies february lawsuit filed street location proposed second avenue subway entrances located right building facing away quality life building tenants allegedly destroyed entrances built location lawsuit later dismissed unrelated controversy residents street station area claimed come second avenue caused dust construction local doctors saw air quality area decreased nasal increased tried combat creating new structures methods reduce dust prepared report said street station area monitored concentrations established levels new_york_daily_news alleged subway project unsafe example august explosion caused rocks fly intersection weeks later august blast station incorrectly causing large explosion sent debris air broke windows buildings area damaged nearby instance contaminated rocks carried away construction site 63rd street incident went unnoticed march allegation wrongdoing construction worker got stuck waist deep street station site hours rescue efforts nearly died incident product related controversy involving second avenue subway project company president executives admitted filing false documents subway tunnels thousands new_york_city construction projects years replaced firm indicted concrete tests construction methods planned construction methods varied depending section line varying underground conditions methods planned section follows number methods tunnel kilometers underneath manhattan densely populated performed tunnel boring machine rest cut cover method mined drill blast sections generally stations average meters length stations streets mined challenging given number expensive high rise properties street cut cover station meters deep making stations built line new line align piece subway tunnel built 1970s stations mined stations meters deep rock construction method supposed ease concerns buildings station sites shafts required excavation phase east 63rd meter wide launch box built tunnel box street station access shafts constructed street station walls meters wide meters long meters deep built alongside sections east rock shallower east streets meter diameter piles work shallower depths earth excavation conducted walls installed box structures built construction method temporary constituted boxes excavation supported walls second avenue traffic ground obstacles director construction stated tunnels utilities pipes cables seen like process project subway lines amtrak railway lines linking manhattan queens later phases options subway construction 11th street option known mainly use cut cover deep street use combination cut cover geological way manhattan geology changes subway length passing rock soft ground consisting sands manhattan faults shear zones fractured rock hard rock meters diameter phase progressing rate meters day stations line built wide open underground subway stations system likened second avenue subway stations stations washington metro tracks built atop rubber reduce noise trains service route plans second avenue subway involve digging miles new tunnel street harlem south located phase initial phase line begin intersection second avenue street running south join broadway line existing rarely 63rd street line phase stations located street street street service routed street service initially rush hour service frequency trains hour train minutes direction contrast lexington avenue line express tracks trains estimated rush hour frequency trains hour train approximately minutes direction phase service extended street lexington avenue phase new service operate street houston street phase opens service run length line street second avenue subway infrastructure includes connection utilizing existing connection 63rd street line phase service operate northward 57th street seventh avenue curving east 63rd street line train stop lexington avenue 63rd street cross platform interchange train merging second avenue line street phase completed residents spanish harlem direct mass transit service second avenue broadway transfer manhattan bridge brooklyn train additional track connection planned line 63rd street 63rd street line queens current plans regular service provisions extension north second avenue past street extension south brooklyn phases second phase streets allocated million capital plan planning design environmental studies utility relocation budget originally carried billion start construction tunnels reduced money allocated budget projecting agency able start construction end year cycle construction tunnels likely funded future year capital programs possibly start previously expressed concerns funding spokesman stated reduction funding result uncertain timing money issues delay upset politicians residents objected year delay march began advertising requests proposals new contracts second phase planned awarded summer april reached deal restore funding phase phase 63rd funding commitments phase houston street funding commitments stations future length designation decided designate future length second avenue service letter letters easily confused respectively letter late 1980s denote services eighth avenue line earlier preferred park shuttle internal route letters easily confused common words route emblem colored considered robin egg blue color past considered color year time color selection 2000s considered color
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