Construction – New York moves ahead on $7B subway extension – DJC

Construction – New York moves ahead on $7B subway extension  DJC

New York State has advanced the final construction contract for Phase II of the Second Avenue Subway. The contract is also the largest construction contract in that phase. Phase II is part of a $7 billion program for the subway extension. The program is intended to extend Q service northward by 1.5 miles to 125th Street in East Harlem. The action advances work identified as Phase II of the Second Avenue Subway. The contract’s status as final and largest describes its place among the phase’s construction contracts.

The program is valued at $7 billion and is intended to extend Q service north. Its stated 1.5-mile reach runs to 125th Street, a destination in East Harlem. The contract, program and service extension are all identified with the same Phase II effort. The details link the state action to the Q extension and identify both the planned distance and its destination.