B46 via Utica Posted December 17, 2015 Share #1 Posted December 17, 2015 http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/ave-subway-december-2016-opening-deadline-article-1.2466180?cid=bitly This will sound familiar to New Yorkers: the MTA is at risk of missing its deadline to open the Second Ave. subway. With a year left to finish the new subway line, an independent engineer told MTA officials on Monday there’s “moderate risk” of blowing the December 2016 deadline. Among the construction delays are installing communications and power equipment, track work, building entrances at the 72nd St. station and bringing power to the 86th St. station. MTA officials said 30 NYC Transit employees will work towards meeting the date. A new “microschedule” for “mini-milestones” will be drafted so MTA officials and contractors will have a better handle on the construction process, said Michael Horodniceanu, the head of the MTA’s capital construction department An MTA board member, Susan Metzger, said that a detailed schedule for the rest of the project would keep the timeline from slipping. The problems at the 86th St. station, for instance, are “the beginning of a domino,” she said. “And if that isn’t met, we’re only going to go into a deeper hole.” A late opening would add to concerns about the agency’s commitment to the four-phase project, MTA Chairman Tom Prendergast said. “We have to deliver Phase 1 by Dec. 31,” he said. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who represents the Upper East Side and has been monitoring the new subway’s progress, said she’s been assured that problems that plagued the opening of other complex projects like the No. 7 extension will not repeat themselves on Second Ave. “The next few months will be critical in whether the MTA meets its deadline, but I think we can all be certain that the first phase of the subway will soon be rolling down the track,” she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B46 via Utica Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted December 17, 2015 Not suprised at ALL!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted December 17, 2015 Share #3 Posted December 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon2305 Posted December 17, 2015 Share #4 Posted December 17, 2015 Ehhh , What else is new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransitJusticeForAll Posted December 17, 2015 Share #5 Posted December 17, 2015 Hopefully, the TA will make that deadline. If they don't, I'm going bonkers because the city needs this. ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteriousBtrain Posted December 17, 2015 Share #6 Posted December 17, 2015 The being delayed for the 1000th time? I am completely shocked. This calls for everyone's favorite face: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTA Bus Posted December 17, 2015 Share #7 Posted December 17, 2015 Actually, part of the reason why it might be delayed because of the R179 delivery. Since they won't be here for about another year, they can't add more trains to the for the SAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S78 via Hylan Posted December 17, 2015 Share #8 Posted December 17, 2015 I should have known... *Sips cranberry juice* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted December 17, 2015 Share #9 Posted December 17, 2015 Not unusual at all. I doubt the whole line will be complete in our lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTK246 Posted December 17, 2015 Share #10 Posted December 17, 2015 Not unusual at all. I doubt the whole line will be complete in our lifetime.This is actually an extremely realistic, yet unfortunate statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted December 17, 2015 Share #11 Posted December 17, 2015 OH MY GOD!!!!!! Like this hasn't happened before... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainfanrod Posted December 17, 2015 Share #12 Posted December 17, 2015 They still cant finish rockaway and van sicklen on the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparen of Iria Posted December 17, 2015 Share #13 Posted December 17, 2015 Station rehabs are always a mess. Like, when Court Square was being rehabbed, I would look out the window each morning, and... it took them two weeks to get the concrete slabs in. On one side of the platform. I'd have thought you could install one platform's worth in a single day if all the resources were present and ready for installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcb Posted December 18, 2015 Share #14 Posted December 18, 2015 Well, who didn't see that coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted December 18, 2015 Share #15 Posted December 18, 2015 Honestly I think this is just people overreacting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BronxBombers Posted December 18, 2015 Share #16 Posted December 18, 2015 Actually, part of the reason why it might be delayed because of the R179 delivery. Since they won't be here for about another year, they can't add more trains to the for the SAS. I think that the current headways on the should suffice for the SAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Vandelay Posted December 18, 2015 Share #17 Posted December 18, 2015 I believe the Q needs a slight boost. The real demand for additional trains is for the W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobtehpanda Posted December 18, 2015 Share #18 Posted December 18, 2015 I think that the current headways on the should suffice for the SAS. You need more trains to maintain the same headway on a longer route anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted December 19, 2015 Share #19 Posted December 19, 2015 "December 31, 2016" in MTA-speak is actually read as something like "March 15, 2017" in English. Not surprised at the delay- put the MTA in charge of the Sahara and 10 years from now there'd be a shortage of sand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFlyer 230 Posted December 19, 2015 Share #20 Posted December 19, 2015 Same thing happened with the line extension. Everything gets delayed with the MTA. Honestly for me I can't wait for the top part of the line to open up to take the load off the . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewYorkElevated Posted December 19, 2015 Share #21 Posted December 19, 2015 Well, the chairman is confident that Phase 1 will finish on-time despite the warnings. http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2015/12/16/mta-chairman-confident-in-second-avenue-subway-deadline--despite-consultant-s-report.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B46 via Utica Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share #22 Posted December 20, 2015 Well, the chairman is confident that Phase 1 will finish on-time despite the warnings. http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2015/12/16/mta-chairman-confident-in-second-avenue-subway-deadline--despite-consultant-s-report.html I definitely don't have the confidence to believe that it will finish in time some BS excuse is bound to delay it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNewYorkElevated Posted December 20, 2015 Share #23 Posted December 20, 2015 I definitely don't have the confidence to believe that it will finish in time some BS excuse is bound to delay it But Mr. Prendergast told the media that he spoke with the governor to make it on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted December 20, 2015 Share #24 Posted December 20, 2015 But Mr. Prendergast told the media that he spoke with the governor to make it on time. The thing is, neither of them have any say in how the construction work goes. If there's a problem, there will be a delay, be damned whatever the media was told. All they can do is hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traildriver Posted December 21, 2015 Share #25 Posted December 21, 2015 The authorities (MTA, or whatever) should go to China to see how things are done, where you can bull giant new projects thru in no time, with no outside interference.... I know, never happen here, sigh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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