MTA
Long Island Rail Road’s Connection to Grand Central Terminal
The
East Side Access project will connect the Long Island Rail Road’s
(LIRR) Main and Port Washington lines in Queens to a new LIRR terminal
beneath Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. The new connection will
increase the LIRR’s capacity into Manhattan, dramatically shorten
travel time for Long Island and eastern Queens commuters traveling
to the east side of Manhattan, provide a new commuter rail station
in Sunnyside Queens, and much more.
Project
News
• East Side Access has awarded two major contracts in December 2007 and February 2008: Manhattan Structures I contract and the Harold Structures I contract. (Click on Construction Update – Work Underway link below).
• East Side Access Tunnel Excavation in Manhattan is currently underway. The first tunnel boring machine (TBM) started the first tunnel drive as part of the Manhattan Tunnels Contract (click on the Construction Update – Work Underway link below) in September 2007. The second TBM began drilling in December 2007.
• Programmatic Agreement Annual Report available for review (click on Project Documents below)
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