3 nyc infrastructure (patricia lancaster)

• 1. NYC Infrastructure Overview Professor Patricia Lancaster, FAIA Masters of Science in Real Estate Development Infrastructure and Urban Development

2. What lies beneath New York City? NYC Underground First 30ft, water mains, power mains, telecom cables Next 200ft, subway tunnels and sewer lines 800ft or 70 stories down, water tunnels Water mains subway sewers subway stations steam gas mains cable/telecom electricity deep water tunnel 3. Second Avenue Subway First major expansion in over 50 years Two track line along 2nd Ave from 125th Street to the Financial Center Includes connection from 2nd Ave through the 63rd Street tunnel to existing service connections 16 ADA accessible stations with escalators, stairs and elevators $4.45 Billion Four phases 4. East Side Access Largest transportation project in USA Brings LIRR into GCT $8.3 billion Started in 2006; completes in 2019 160,000 passengers/day 330,000 sf concourse (2) 200,000 sf caverns housing eight tracks - 160 below grade 5. #7 Line Subway Extension $2.1 million - City financed by Tax Increment Financing from West Side Yards Station and two tunnels 1-1/2 miles west of Times Square Complete June 2014 6. City Water Tunnels Two large water tunnelsboth in serious need of repair-- distribute water City Tunnel No. 1 First put into service in 1917 Carries 500-600 million gallons a day City Tunnel No. 2 Completed in 1936 Carries 700-800 million gallons a day City Tunnel No. 3 Stage 1 is already in service The Manhattan portion of Stage 2 will be in service in 2013 When completed in 2020, it will allow DEP to shut down and repair No. 1 and No. 2 for the first time in history 7. Water Tunnel #3 Tunnel #1 - 1917 Tunnel #2 - 1936 Tunnel #3 - started in 1969 and is due to be completed in 2020 60 miles long $6 billion As much as 800 below grade MN diameter 24