Second Avenue Subway Station shell at 86th Street complete

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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MTA / Patrick Cashin

Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Second Avenue Subway construction has reached a milestone with the on-time completion of the 86th Street Station cavern.

Work on this segment, of the largest expansion of the transit system in decades, began in August of 2011.

This project, valued at $332 million, included extensive excavation for the bedrock cavern that will house the station, as well as the shafts and adits for the entrances and cross passageways. In addition, installation of the cavern’s massive concrete structural lining was part of the effort. Utility work was also required for this assignment.

“We have now completed 76 percent of the work needed to build Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway. This project will benefit residents of the Upper East Side in so many ways,” said Michael Horodniceanu, president, MTA Capital Construction.

Although the heavy civil portion of the station is now complete, work continues on the HVAC, elevator and escalator installations and other architectural finishes that will be required to complete the station structure and the ancillary structures. The $4.45-billion project to build Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway will feature new stations at 72nd Street, 86th Street and 96th Street and a station renovation with a new 3rd Avenue entrance at 63rd Street.

 

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