Cuomo 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Second Avenue Subway Opening By Jan. 1
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday that he is "cautiously optimistic" about crews meeting the Jan. 1, 2017 opening date for the Second Avenue subway.
Cuomo surveyed the new East Side subway line on Friday and issued a tweet.
Surveying the 2nd Ave Subway. Good news: the progress is encouraging.
— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 9, 2016
I'm cautiously optimistic about hitting the Jan 1 deadline. pic.twitter.com/qyjYIaIPsG
Cuomo chief of staff Melissa DeRosa said officials are "pushing hard" for the Jan. 1 opening.
Gov Cuomo meeting w contractors on site of 2nd ave subway - pushing hard for opening by Jan 1- NY'ers have waited far too long pic.twitter.com/NgDivsPP6E
— Melissa DeRosa (@melissadderosa) December 9, 2016
and The first phase of the Second Avenue subway from 63rd Street to 96th Street will be used for a new route for the Q Train. The W Train has been revived to take over the old route of the Q into Astoria, Queens.
Construction on the $4.5 billion project began in 2007.
Last year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the second phase of the project — which would extend the line up to 125th Street in East Harlem — will be delayed beyond 2019.