Biden's infrastructure plan could mean progress for NYC's long-stalled Second Ave. subway

President Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan injects new hope into the MTA’s long-stalled plan to extend the Second Ave. subway into East Harlem and would help dislodge a backlog of other big-budget transportation projects in New York.

Biden called on Congress to authorize $85 billion to “modernize existing transit and help agencies expand their systems to meet rider demand,” which could help pay for the $6.8 billion extension of the Second Ave. subway line from 96th St. to 125th St. and Lexington Ave.

The extension would be the second of four planned phases of the new subway line, which was first planned in the 1920s but has since resulted in just three stations at 72nd, 86th and 96th Sts.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority built several segments intended for the Second Avenue line in the 1970s, including one stretch between E. 110th and E. 120th streets. Construction was halted in 1975 due to the city’s financial crisis, and never restarted. ...........(more)

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