Maloney: Second Avenue Subway Project Entrances To Open On Time
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney provided an update on the long-anticipated Second Avenue subway project as she announced her re-election campaign.
New entrances are now visible from the street as three new stations along the subway line are set to open in December, WCBS 880's Sophia Hall reported.
Maloney expressed confidence that the new entrances would open on time, despite funding concerns for the project.
"There are some naysayers that say it won't happen, but I believe it will because the professionals at the MTA tell me they are going to make it happen and they're going to be on budget," Maloney said.
Maloney has repeatedly expressed her concerns over the timing of the project.
Construction on the $4.5 billion project began in 2007, and MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast expects the first section — extending from 63rd Street up to 96th Street — to open on time in December.
Maloney said the project will be life-changing for those going and coming home from work.
"This is truly an investment in the economic development and quality-of-life for our great city," Maloney said.
Last November, the MTA said the second phase of the project — which would extend the line up to 125th Street in East Harlem — will be delayed beyond 2019.