Continued Progress Underground

A few construction progress photos courtesy of the MTA.


Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin
12/13/2014

A view of one of the new tunnels under Second Avenue.



Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Rehema Trimiew
72nd Street station cavern - 2/6/2015

Workers in another section of the tunnel.



Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Rehema Trimiew
72nd Street station cavern - 1/14/2015

A view from the the mezzanine level of the 72nd Street station.  The platform level can be seen in the lower right quadrant of the image.



Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Rehema Trimiew
72nd Street station cavern - 1/14/2015

A view from the platform level of the new station.



Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Rehema Trimiew
72nd Street station cavern - 2/6/2015

A recent image of the 72nd Street station cavern and both tunnels.



Metropolitan Transportation Authority / Patrick Cashin
86th Street station - 12/13/2014

An image of a deep escalator shaft at the 86th street station.


Additional images can be found on these links:
Second Avenue Subway Update: January and February 2015
12 images

Second Avenue Subway - December 18, 2014
21 images

Here's a listing of the additions
to the right-hand column of The Launch Box:

"Why the Second Ave. subway could be delayed—again"
Crain's New York Business - 2/25/15

"Throughout 2nd Ave Subway Build, Local Businesses See Fewer Customers, No Aid"
By Shannon Ho
Gotham Gazette - 2/23/15

2nd Ave Subway Station Shell at 86th Street Complete
MTA Press Release - 12/18/14

"First look at a Second Avenue Subway station"
By Steve Cuozzo
New York Post - 12/7/14

"Second Avenue, After Construction"
By Daniel Fitzsimmons
NYpress.com - 11/5/14

"Soft Rock, High Speeds: The 2nd Avenue Subway"
Ny Steph Yin
Cafe.com - 10/29/14

"I'm from the government, and I'm here to help"
By N.B.
The Economist - 10/17/14

"State Review Board Nixes MTA Capital Program"
By Jorteh Senah
WNYC - 10/3/14

"Promise of New Subways Has West Siders Excited and East Siders Skeptical"
By Tatiana Schlossberg
The New York Times - 10/2/14

MTA Wants 2nd Ave Subway Down payment, But Can’t Tell Us How Much It’ll Cost
By Stephen Smith
New York YIMBY - 9/26/14

Community Board 8 Second Avenue Subway Task Force Update
MTA Capital Construction
1/22/15

SAS Quarterly Report - 4Q2013
MTA Capital Construction

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MTA Second Avenue Subway Newsletters
Volume XXXIV - February 2015

Lex Av/63rd St Station Area

72nd St Station Area

86th St Station Area

96th St Station Area