Trainspotter Posted January 17, 2008 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2008 Fulton subway hub offer over budget Only one company bid on the MTA contract to build a domed transit hub atop the Fulton Street subway lines, and the offer was above the project's budget, officials said Wednesday. The bid to build the glass-and-steel building, which has been delayed and scaled back before, leaves the structure's future unclear. Agency officials would not say if the building would be scaled back again or suffer more delays. Much of a city block has already been cleared to prepare for it. The MTA said it was considering a variety of solutions and would release more details in the coming weeks. The project's goal is to make transferring between several subway lines easier. Last year, the agency had to dip into MTA operating funds when the project's cost soared $56 million above the $847 million in Sept. 11 federal funds that was supposed to pay for all of it, according to budget documents. From: - January 17, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted January 17, 2008 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2008 Fulton subway hub offer over budget From: - January 17, 2008 I don't get it, why do they have to make everything all fancy and elaborate??? it's just a subway!!! I say all they need to do is just make a few extra entrances, and then the underground tunnels for the transfer. Besides that modern glass dome thing doesn't fit in with the ancient manhattan buildings anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted January 22, 2008 Share #3 Posted January 22, 2008 To include a domed entrance over the Fulton Street station would be a total waste. If the MTA has the funds to do so, they ought to use it for something more useful, such as an extension on the or the in Queens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted January 22, 2008 Share #4 Posted January 22, 2008 I don't get it, why do they have to make everything all fancy and elaborate??? it's just a subway!!! I say all they need to do is just make a few extra entrances, and then the underground tunnels for the transfer. Besides that modern glass dome thing doesn't fit in with the ancient manhattan buildings anyway. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted January 22, 2008 Share #5 Posted January 22, 2008 And yet again brings up this point, "and they want to raise the fares for this?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitGuy Posted January 23, 2008 Share #6 Posted January 23, 2008 I don't get it, why do they have to make everything all fancy and elaborate??? it's just a subway!!! I say all they need to do is just make a few extra entrances, and then the underground tunnels for the transfer. Besides that modern glass dome thing doesn't fit in with the ancient manhattan buildings anyway. I highly agree, why not use that money for projects involving Queens, Bronx and other boroughs that really need it. Why do they need an elaborate entrance for a subway? To include a domed entrance over the Fulton Street station would be a total waste. If the MTA has the funds to do so, they ought to use it for something more useful, such as an extension on the or the in Queens. I completely agree. I agree. Same And yet again brings up this point, "and they want to raise the fares for this?" I agree on this point as well, I just don't understand the MTA's spending on these stupid things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
error46146 Posted January 23, 2008 Share #7 Posted January 23, 2008 I highly agree, why not use that money for projects involving Queens, Bronx and other boroughs that really need it. Why do they need an elaborate entrance for a subway? I completely agree. Same I agree on this point as well, I just don't understand the MTA's spending on these stupid things. MTA = Money Thrown Away (another wonderful Strappies-Style anti-MTA word lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R68 Subway Car Posted January 28, 2008 Share #8 Posted January 28, 2008 If only the MTA spent more time fixing the rest of their infrastructure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted February 1, 2008 Share #9 Posted February 1, 2008 MTA = Money Thrown Away (another wonderful Strappies-Style anti-MTA word lol) That's a good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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