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Second Avenue SubwayNewsletter
63rd St / Lexington Av Station AreaIssue XLXIV – October 2016
Announcements
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The third rail has been energized successfully and the first test trains have completed runs between 96th Street station and 63rd St/Lexington Av station.
SAS Community News
CIC HOURS of OPERATION
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (second Saturday of the month)
Community Information CenterThe school year is in full swing, and SAS outreach staff have been hosting classes for informative presentations at the Community Information Center. Presentations cover the history, engineering, and design of the project, and students have time to explore the center’s exhibits and attractions. Schedule a free presentation by phone/email at: [email protected] or (646) 449-8700. With the project winding down, there are only a few months left to take advantage of this unique opportunity.
Building the Second Avenue Subway One Balloon at a TimeOn Sunday, September 11th, MTACC’s Second Avenue Subway Outreach team participated in the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce’s Third Avenue Community Benefit Festival. The Second Avenue Subway Experience filled the northern half of Third Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets with informative and entertaining activities for adults and children alike. Attractions included a 50-foot “pop-up” R160 train car, which housed a Second Avenue Subway simulator - allowing festival goers to virtually “drive” the Second Avenue Subway the length of Phase 1; a stage featuring the Yaz Band (a participant in MTA Arts & Design’s Music Under New York program); a balloon station; an information tent; and several large-scale maps and images for visitors to photograph with friends and family.
Director of Public Affairs, Joe O’Donnell, explains that the Q train will be a one-seat ride from Coney Island to the Upper East Side.
Construction Update Photos
Left: The Ancillary structure on 63rd Street and Third Avenue. Right: Granite planters serve as seating in the renovated plaza.
The new 63rd Street/Lexington Av Station is a renovation of the existing line station constructed in the 1970s. When renovation is complete, riders will be able to transfer between the and . The remodled station will have four new entrances at the intersection of 63rd Street and Third Avenue. Entrance 1 will provide two new street-level escalators, Entrances 3 and 4 will provide new staircases, and Entrance 2 will have a street-level ADA accessible elevator. The station will also have four new elevators
from the mezzanine to platform levels.
Work to reconstruct the existing 63rd Street/Lexing-ton Av Station involves excavation for the construction of new entrance and ancillary buildings, removal and upgrade of the structural elements within the existing subway tunnel, and a traction power connection to the 57th/7th Street Station on the Line. This work is expected to be completed by December of 2016.
Project Overview
63rd St/Lexington Av Station Area – October 2016Second Avenue Subway Newsletter
Follow the SAS project on the MTA website at http://mta.info/sas
UndergroundLEVEL
Construction Update
MONDAY-FRIDAY: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (At Entrance 1)
SATURDAY: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Work is permitted underground 24/7.
For concerns regarding Second Avenue Subway construc-tion activities please contact Ghazal Hajizadeh at [email protected] or 718-554-2351 after business hours or on weekends please use the SAS 24/7 hotline # (212) 792-9716
Work
• Completion of wall tiles, lighting and column enclosures
• Testing of elevators and escalators
• Testing of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems in new station area
63rd StreetStation StructureContractor:Judlau Contracting
Budget:$185.3 Million
Future station entrance at 63rd Street and Third Avenue.
Q
Award Date:January 2011
Contract Forecast Completion:December 2016
F
The 63rd Street station is 99% complete.Project Overview:
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