Building for the Future
Expanding Our Network
In some places—like Manhattan's East Side and coming into New York City from Long Island—our system was simply not built to handle the demand it's facing today as the region continues to grow. We're addressing these constraints by expanding our transportation network for the first time in over 60 years.
We've already made enormous progress on the three largest transportation projects in the entire country: Second Avenue Subway, East Side Access—bringing the LIRR into Grand Central Terminal—and the extension of the 
subway line to Manhattan's Far West Side. Each of these projects will improve the reliability of our service by giving customers new ways to get where they're going—to, from, and within New York City.
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FTA, MTA and the New York Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) executed a Programmatic Agreement in April 2004 ("2004 PA"), pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, to ensure that potential effects on historic and archaeological resources are taken into account for all aspects of the SAS Project. Amendment No. 1 seeks to revise one mitigation measure related to vibration limits at historic built properties and permit modification to vibration limits when engineering analysis determines that site specific conditions warrant such change without increased risk of damage to a historic resource.
To review draft Amendment No. 1 to the 2004 PA click here.
Any member of the public is encouraged to provide comments on draft Amendment No. 1. However, this change is likely to affect only three historic buildings in the vicinity of the future 86th Street Station during the first phase of the SAS Project.
Comments can be submitted to MTA for a 21-day period beginning on March 20, 2012 and ending on April 9, 2012. Comments can be submitted by email to aheffernan@mtacc.info or by regular mail to:
Audrey Heffernan, MTA Capital Construction, 2 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10004
