NYC's Subway System Shows Off $7.2B Expansion

PlusNYC's Subway System Shows Off $7.2B ExpansionNYC's Subway System Shows Off $7.2B ExpansionThe Associated PressThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority in NYC took reporters underground for a look at a new tunnel expansion that will help create a rail link between Long Island and Manhattan's East Side. (July 17)New YorkA rare look at a new subway tunnel being built underground New York City.The Metropolitan Transportation Authority let reporters in briefly to video tape the new tunnel being bored 140 feet under midtown Manhattan. It's wet:NATS: splash And it's hot. NATS: bzzzzz As crews cut a hole through the solid rock that supports all the skyscrapers above. This huge boring rig has successfully drilled from the corner of 63rd St and 2nd Ave. in Manhattan through to Grand Central Station. Work on the seven point two billion dollar subway expansion will continue through two thousand fifteen. It's part of a plan to create a rail link between Long Island and Manhattan's East Side. Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press, New York ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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Uploaded: July 18, 2008 at 1:25 am
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