Gov. Kathy Hochul rolled out plans to expand the Second Avenue subway into Harlem and revamp Jamaica Station in Queens as part of her State of the State address Tuesday.
The Second Avenue expansion would extend the Q train line along West 125th Street, adding three new stops at Lenox Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue and Broadway, Hochul said in a press release.
What You Need To Know
- Gov. Kathy Hochul rolled out plans to expand the Second Avenue subway into Harlem and revamp Jamaica Station in Queens as part of her State of the State address Tuesday
- The expansion would extend the Q train line along West 125th Street, adding three new stops at Lenox Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue and Broadway
- In August, the MTA’s board approved a $1.9 billion contract to bore a new tunnel leading up to East 125th Street and start building a station at 116th Street
- At her State of the State address Tuesday, Hochul also said she’s committed to maintaining safety in the subway system
The extension will add connections to seven other subway lines and “save hundreds of millions of dollars in future costs and reduce time — big wins for the 240,000 daily riders projected to benefit,” Hochul said in a statement…