History

Comments from the public hearing in response to the MESA DEIS document showed an overwhelming preference among elected officials, community groups, and the general public for a full-length Second Avenue Subway from 125th Street to the Financial District in Lower Manhattan.

The development of a full-length subway alternative was undertaken by the Second Avenue Subway (SAS) team based on data previously collected during the MIS/DEIS phase of the study and MTA's Lower Manhattan Access (LMA) Study, which evaluated a southward extension of the Second Avenue Subway from 63rd Street to Lower Manhattan.

On March 22, 2001, the SAS Study published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register to undertake a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) to evaluate a full-length Second Avenue Subway. On April 19, 2001, a public meeting was held to describe and discuss the new subway alignment, the project schedule, and next steps.

In October 2001, NYCT published a Summary Report describing the full-length alternative and outlining the process by which the full-length alternative was selected.

In April 2003, the Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) was published. Public hearings on the SDEIS were held on May 12 and 13, 2003.

In April 2004, the Second Avenue Subway Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was published.

In July 2004, the FTA issued a Record of Decision (ROD), which stated that the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act have been satisfied for the Second Avenue Subway Project. In July 2004, Preliminary Engineering for Phase One was completed. In December 2004, Preliminary Engineering for Phases Two, Three and Four was completed. In April 2006, Extended and Final Preliminary Engineering was completed. In April 2006, The Federal Transit Administration authorized the MTA to begin Final Design of Phase One of the project and the Final Design contract was awarded.

In March 2007, the first construction contract for Phase One of the Second Avenue Subway was awarded. The official groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 12, 2007.

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