East Side Access project

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:completedIn 2023
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Long_Island
gptkb:Manhattan
gptkb:Queens
gptkbp:cost $11.1 billion
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:expectedDailyRidership about 160,000
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
gptkb:state_order
gptkb:Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label East Side Access project
gptkbp:includes new concourse at Grand Central Terminal
new tracks and platforms
tunnels under East River
ventilation facilities
gptkbp:length about 3.5 miles of new tunnels
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:mainContractor gptkb:Tutor_Perini
gptkb:Skanska
gptkb:Parsons_Transportation_Group
gptkb:Granite_Construction
gptkbp:notableFeature largest transportation infrastructure project in North America at time of construction
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority
gptkbp:openToPublic January 25, 2023
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority
gptkbp:platformsBuilt 8
gptkbp:postponedDueTo engineering challenges
funding issues
contractor disputes
gptkbp:purpose connect Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Harold_Interlocking_reconstruction
gptkb:Penn_Station_Access_project
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Long_Island_Rail_Road
gptkb:Grand_Central_Madison
gptkbp:startDate 2001
gptkbp:stationBuilt gptkb:Grand_Central_Madison
gptkbp:status completed
gptkbp:tracksBuilt 4
gptkbp:tunnel gptkb:tunnel
gptkbp:website https://new.mta.info/project/east-side-access
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Long_Island_Rail_Road
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5