This Thursday is set to launch a historic 4th go around for the 2nd Ave Subway. Groundbreaking is scheduled for Thursday morning when Govenor Eliot Spitzer and several dignitaries take a few cracks at the concrete wall to symboilically start the construction. Why they don’t have actual workers there starting it makes no sense to me but, who am I.. The last groundbreaking took place in 1972, slightly before my time.. If all goes according to plan this time around the first part of the project will be complete around 2013.
Another report said the project is slated to be finished in 2020. Perhaps we should just take it one day at a time and see what happens.. Here’s what the NYTimes is saying about it. For many daily subway riders this new subway has endless amounts of potential. Is this subway going to shine some light on the future of subway transportation or is it going to be just as old fashioned as the ones we are currently used to seeing??
If anyone has any great ideas to share with the MTA please feel free to let us know what you think should be done… Some early requests are for cup holders, safer platforms, maybe a counter till the next train arrives…
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