Kto168 Posted April 29, 2016 Share #1 Posted April 29, 2016 Yesterday I was walking on 116th Street. I noticed subway grates in the sidewalk between 1st and 2nd Avenues. If the subway was supposed to be under 2nd Avenue, why would there be gratings between the block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted April 29, 2016 Share #2 Posted April 29, 2016 Are you 100% certain that the grates there are for subway purposes? Because not all grates on the sidewalk are subway-related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kto168 Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted April 29, 2016 You're right, but I don't know, but they look more like subway grates. They're right at the curb and they're on both sides of the street directly across from one another. But hey, maybe it's Con Edison or some other utility company. First thing that popped up in my head was the subway on 2nd Ave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B Posted April 29, 2016 Share #4 Posted April 29, 2016 I just looked on Google map,and it does look like subway grates. 116th is one of the existing (already built) tunnel sections for Phase II,and so this is probably some sort of ancillary facility, like a vent plant for the tunnel (which they've had to keep working all that time since it was built). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthe1train Posted April 29, 2016 Share #5 Posted April 29, 2016 I just looked on Google map,and it does look like subway grates. 116th is one of the existing (already built) tunnel sections for Phase II,and so this is probably some sort of ancillary facility, like a vent plant for the tunnel (which they've had to keep working all that time since it was built). Seems likely. That tunnel section has been maintained since it was built and is apparently in fantastic condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted April 29, 2016 Share #6 Posted April 29, 2016 So how do MTA workers get access to that tunnel if it's sealed of in both directions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Pond Posted April 29, 2016 Share #7 Posted April 29, 2016 So how do MTA workers get access to that tunnel if it's sealed of in both directions? Climb through the grates via the emergency exits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo2car Posted May 1, 2016 Share #8 Posted May 1, 2016 I looked at google earth they look like Con-Ed grades, mostly for transformers if there is a V or VS with a number written on them , its definite a transformer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTA1992 Posted May 4, 2016 Share #9 Posted May 4, 2016 I looked at google earth they look like Con-Ed grades, mostly for transformers if there is a V or VS with a number written on them , its definite a transformer. There are grate for SAS at that location. The last time I was in the area was a few years ago, so construction hadn't proceeded this far. The grates were encased in concrete at the time. They could very well have been knocked out and replaced with new grates by this point. Plus, Google Earth isn't always up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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