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Second Ave. Subway’s Next Leg Progresses With Promise of Congestion Pricing Funds

Engineering proposals on tunneling and structural shell work are due by March 5 and a contract is expected to be awarded by the third quarter of this year. [This article was published originally by THE CITY.]

| 15 Jan 2025 | 12:48
    The MTA released renderings of the Second Ave. subway extension to 125th St.
    The MTA released renderings of the Second Ave. subway extension to 125th St. ( Photo: MTA)
    Luis Martinez waits for an M15 bus on Second Avenue in East Harlem, Jan. 9, 2025.
    Luis Martinez waits for an M15 bus on Second Avenue in East Harlem, Jan. 9, 2025. ( Photo: Jose Martinez/THE CITY)
    A transit worker walks along tracks on the Second Ave. subway extension under East Harlem that was built in the 70s and halted during the city’s fiscal crisis.
    A transit worker walks along tracks on the Second Ave. subway extension under East Harlem that was built in the 70s and halted during the city’s fiscal crisis. ( Photo: Ben Tractenberg/THE CITY)
“The Second Avenue Subway is one of the most important mass transit projects in the nation and today it’s driving forward, thanks to congestion pricing.” Jamie Torres-Springer, president of the MTA’s construction division.
“The construction is going to be a little bit of a headache, but when they finish, you know everyone will be happy.” Luis Martinez while waiting for a southbound M15 bus.