fast facts about the second avenue subway
Post on 13-Apr-2017
150 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
After nearly 100 years ,
NYC 's Second Avenue isexpected to be the opento the public by the end of2016 .
The MTA expects the newsubway route to be usedby 200 ,000 people eachweekday , taking ridershippressure off the LexingtonAvenue route ,
It 's unclear when the otherthree phases will becompleted or how muchthey will cost . There isover $1 billion budgeted inthe 2015-2019 capital planfor design work and utilitylocation for the secondphase that runs to EastHarlem .
The stations will all haveWi-Fi and porcelain panelsthat are easier to clean .
They will also beaccessible by wheelchair ;there will be elevators andescalators . The stationsare being constructedwithout columns to givethem a feeling ofopenness .
In place of the Q , the W isback and will run localbetween Whitehall Streetin Manhattan and Astoria-
Ditmars Boulevard inQueens .
RAYGLATTMAN .COM
@RAYGLATTMAN
T H A N K Y O U
L INKED IN .COM / IN /AVRAHAMGLATTMAN
top related