Second Avenue SubwayNewsletter
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Issue XXX – October 2014
72nd Street Station Area
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Construction on the street level for Entrance 1 (E. 69th and
Second Avenue) is expected to ramp up this month. Con Edison will
be relocating the gas main during this phase. Once utility
relocation is complete, work will proceed with excavation of the
street and the sidewalk.
CIC HOURS of OPERATIONMonday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Tuesday: Noon – 8
p.m.Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Thursday: Noon – 8 p.m.Friday: 10
a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (second Saturday of each
month)
SAS Community News
Completion of Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway will serve as
a gateway to the West Side, Downtown Manhattan, and Brooklyn for
Upper East Sider’s. Once the Q turns west on 63rd Street, it will
travel through an existing tunnel under Central Park, then head
south on 7th Avenue and eventually down Broadway. The Q will
continue over the Manhattan Bridge making all existing stops to
Coney Island, Brooklyn.
Community Information CenterThe Second Avenue Subway Community
Information Center (CIC) is located at 1628 Second Avenue, between
E. 84th and 85th Streets.
Open Saturday, October 11th: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, October 28, 6:00 p.m.Transit Talk: All About Ancillary
StructuresWhat is an Ancillary Structure? What will they do, where
will they be located, and how were they designed? Michael Fonte,
Project Architect for the Joint Venture designing the Second Avenue
Subway, will answer your questions about these important structures
that will be found at each station area.1628 Second Avenue, between
84th and 85th Streets
RSVP:646-449-8700 or http://transittalk15.eventbrite.com ***
Look for an announcement on special Kids Day activities coming up
at the CIC Saturday, November 8th, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Construction of concrete walls for sub-basement rooms within
Ancillary 2 (NW corner 72nd Street and 2nd Avenue)
72nd StreetStation Finishes
Contractor:Judlau Contracting Inc.
Budget:$271.3 Million
Notice to Proceed Date: September 2013
Contract Forecast Completion: May 2016
Project Overview
72nd Street Station Area – October 2014Second Avenue Subway
Newsletter
Follow the SAS project on the MTA website at
http://mta.info/sas
72nd Street Station - Entrance 1 at 69th Street and Second
Avenue.
The future 72nd Street Station will have three new entrances
including 11 escalators, and five street-level ADA accessible
elevators at the southeast corner of 72nd Street and Second Avenue.
Work in this area included construction of the station cavern and
tunnels from the 72nd Street Station to the existing Lexington
Av/63rd Street Station. This contract included the demolition of
the buildings for ancillary locations at 72nd Street and 69th
Street, and required utility relocation for the installation of
support of excavation walls. The completion date of this contract
was April 2014.
The follow-on contractor has taken over all work zones and will
complete the mezzanine, platform, ancillary structures, station
entrances, and the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for
the station. The estimated completion date of this contract is 2nd
quarter 2016.
MONDAY-FRIDAY: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
SATURDAY: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (as needed)
Work is permitted underground 24 hours.
For concerns regarding Second Avenue Subway construction
activities after business hours or on weekends please use the SAS
24/7 hotline # (212) 792-9716
Construction Update
Work Hours
For community related concerns,please contact Lisa Blugh-Willis
[email protected] or (718)-554-2351.
Main Station Cavern:•
Concretepours,installationofprecastwallpanels,andinstallationofconduitsattheplatformlevel•
Mechanical,electricalandplumbingsystemsinstallation.•
Installationofsubwayoperationsandmaintenancerooms.•
ConstructionprogressstatisticsasofSeptember24:
•Uppermezzanineconcreteplaced:100%
•Lowermezzanineconcreteplaced:100% •Platformconcreteplaced:42%
Entrance 1 (Northeast corner of 69th Street and Second Avenue):
•
ExcavationworkforEntrance1constructionwithin301E.69thStreetgarage(now51percentcomplete).•
SteamandgasmainrelocationworkonSecondAvenueforEntrance1.•
InstallationofSupportofExcavation(SOE)wallforstreetentranceandcommencementofexcavationonSecondAvenue.
Ancillary 1, Ancillary 2, Entrance 3•
ConcretepumpingatAncillary1(northwestcornerof69thStreetandSecondAvenue),Ancillary2(northwestcornerof72ndStreetand
Second Avenue) and Entrance 3 (southeast corner of 72nd Street and
Second Avenue).•
ShotcretetrimmingatEntrance3tofacilitateconstructionofelevatorshaftwalls.•
ConstructionprogressstatisticsasofSeptember24:
•WaterproofingatAncillary1,Ancillary2,andEntrance3:95percentcomplete
•Entrance3concreteplaced:41percentcomplete
•Ancillary2concreteplaced:47percentcomplete
•Ancillary1concreteplaced:17percentcomplete
Miscellaneous• Temporaryworkzonechangesforanewcraneandtoallowthe
removal of decking within Ancillary 2 work zone (northwest corner
72nd Street and Second Avenue) scheduled for October 11th and
12th.• ConcretetruckstagingasneededbetweenE.74th and E. 76th
Streets.