Second Avenue Subway
Reducing Congestion on Lexington Avenue
The Second Avenue Subway will reduce overcrowding and delays on the Lexington Avenue line, improving travel for both city and suburban commuters, and provide better access to mass transit for residents of the far East Side of Manhattan. The line is being built in phases; the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway will provide service from 96th St. to 63rd St. as an extension of the 
train.
When complete in December 2016, the first phase will:
- Serve approximately 200,000 daily riders
- Decrease crowding on the Lexington Avenue Line by as much as 13%, or 23,500 fewer riders on an average weekday; and
- Travel time will be reduced by 10 minutes or more for many riders traveling from the Upper East Side
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Line Extension
Tunneling for the Second Avenue Subway is close to completion.
Second Avenue Subway Facts
$4.45 Billion Project
Over 2 miles of new tunnels from 92nd Street to 63rd Street
New ADA-accessible stations at 96th St, 86th Street, 72nd Street
Connection and new entrances to the existing 63rd Street Subway connection
Phase 1 scheduled for completion December 2016
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