Wowzlul t1_iy5cxfa wrote
Reply to comment by stewartm0205 in East Side Access won't be finished by 2022, but trains to Grand Central still planned for this year by sulaymanf
> extending Metro North to Wall Street
How could this be done?
n0t-again t1_iy66l6x wrote
This will never be done
Wowzlul t1_iy68fhp wrote
Agreed. It was just so off the wall that maybe it's a thing I haven't heard of.
anObscurity t1_iy7um68 wrote
Would almost be impossible given that almost every street down there has a subway line running through it. Would need to go along the east side maybe terminating at Hanover square…but that’s technically the terminus planned for the future phases of 2 Ave line.
stewartm0205 t1_iy9txo8 wrote
Maybe extending Metro North would be the better idea. The subway lines do get pretty dense down there but I think they can fit the extension.
thepipesarecall t1_iycznae wrote
What a dumb thing to say.
stewartm0205 t1_iyeuxkm wrote
To improve our discussion, you should say why it is a dumb idea.
thepipesarecall t1_iyf0gk2 wrote
What makes you think it can fit an expansion?
stewartm0205 t1_iy9stau wrote
Same way the 2nd Ave subway was built, you cut a tunnel and build a station. It would cost about the same per mile.
Wowzlul t1_iy9vzcm wrote
Things are pretty busy down there already. You'd need to tunnel quite deep, right? And I'm not sure that's as simple in Lower Manhattan as it was for SAS Phase 1 which was mostly solid rock. I know they're already worried about working in soft soil for SAS Phase 3/4. Lot of additional concerns about water intrusion, for one.
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