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63rd St / Lexington Av Station Area

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MTACC contractors completed sidewalk restoration in front of 123 and 125 E. 63rd Street. Sidewalk restoration work on the south side of 63rd Street between Lexington and Park Avenues is underway.

The current pedestrian walkway in the Plaza (northwest corner of 63rd Street and 3rd Avenue) will be shifted to the new permanent sidewalk in early October.

Construction of Phase 1 is 87.8% complete as of October 1.

SAS Community News

Issue XLII – October 2015

CIC HOURS of OPERATIONMonday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Tuesday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Thursday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (second Saturday of each month)

Construction Update Photo

On Sunday, September 13th, the Second Avenue Subway Community Outreach Team, in conjunction with Judlau Contracting, and Schiavone Contracting, participated in the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce Third Avenue Benefit Festival.

With the SAS project in its finishing stages, MTACC took a larger presence than normal (an entire city block) in order to generate excitement about completion of the project. To help generate this excitement, six-foot fence wrap panels were displayed depicting dynamic construction images, maps of the future Q service to the upper east side, time tables for stops on the new Q service, and photos of the tunnels that fair goers could take photos with, as well as insert their faces into, as if they were helping build the project.

A big draw was construction equipment that helped to build the subway which was provided by our construction contractor partners at Judlau and Schiavone. Also adding to the festive atmosphere was music provided by YAZ Band, one of MTA Arts and Design group’s Music Underground artists.

And of course, the Community Outreach team answered questions for, and entertained, more than 1,000 people, many of whom are now more knowledgeable about the Second Avenue Subway project and the benefits it will provide for residents of the Upper East Side, and beyond.

Residents enjoy the Third Avenue Community Benefits Festival

Street restoration complete on the north side of 63rd Street between Lexington and Park Avenue (in front of 123 and 125 E. 63rd Street).

*** The next SAS Public Workshop will be Wednesday, October 21st, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at Temple Israel (112 East 75th Street). Please RSVP to (646) 448-8884 ext 100.

The new 63rd Street/Lexington Av Station is a renovation of the existing line station constructed in the 1970s. Work at this station will be to tie the Q line into the existing F line station. The remodled station will have four new entrances at the intersec-tion of 63rd Street and Third Avenue. Entrance 1 will provide two new street-level escalators, Entrances 3 and 4 will provide new staircases, and Entrance 2 will have a street-level ADA accessible elevator. The station will also have four new elevators from the

mezzanine to platform levels.

Work to reconstruct the existing 63rd Street/Lexing-ton Av Station involves excavation for the construction of new entrance and ancillary buildings, removal and upgrade of the structural elements within the existing subway tunnel, and a traction power connection to the 57th/7th Street Station on the Line. This work is expected to be completed by Spring of 2016.

Project Overview

63rd St/Lexington Av Station Area – October 2015Second Avenue Subway Newsletter

Follow the SAS project on the MTA website at http://mta.info/sas

SURFACE UndergroundLEVEL

Construction Update

MONDAY-FRIDAY: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (At Entrance 1)

SATURDAY: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Work is permitted underground 24/7.

For concerns regarding Second Avenue Subway construction activities please contact Ghazal Hajizadeh at Ghazal.Hajizadeh@2AveSubway.com or 718-554-2351 after business hours or on weekends please use the SAS 24/7 hotline # (212) 792-9716

Work Hours

• Upcoming Plaza work will include the installation of permanent curbs and sidewalks, concrete work, waterproofing and backfilling the area to final grade, planting trees/shrubs and installation of granite and furnishings.

• Canopies have been installed at Entrance 3 and Entrance 4, northeast and southwest corners of 63rd Street and Third Avenue.

• Escalator installation and installation of finishes and tiles at Entrance 1 at 200 E. 63rd Street.

• Intermittent concrete deliveries along E. 63rd Street between Third and Lexington Avenues.

• Establish additional temporary Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (MPT) configurations on an as-needed basis on E. 63rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues.

• Installation of stairs, masonry walls, ceiling panels, supports, column cladding, wall framing and tiles, platform pavers, and other station finishes throughout the station’s new section.

• Installation of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and communications systems at various levels.

• Construction progress statistics to date are:

The 63rd Street station is 93% complete.

- Mechanical systems installation: 94 percent complete

- Electrical systems installation: 93 percent complete

- Plumbing systems installation: 94 percent complete

- Station Architectural/Finishes installation: 88 percent

63rd StreetStation StructureContractor:Judlau Contracting

Budget:$185.3 Million

Future station entrance at 63rd Street and Third Avenue.

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Award Date:January 2011

Contract Forecast Completion:Spring 2016

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