Transportation
NY’s Hochul Restarts Second Avenue Subway Work After Toll Pause
- Governor directs $54 million toward $7.7 billion project
- Move helps retain US funding after delay hindered MTA overhaul
The MTA delayed $16.5 billion of infrastructure upgrades after Hochul put the tolling initiative on hold.
Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/BloombergNew York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday allocated $54 million to restart work on extending New York City’s Second Avenue subway, weeks after her surprise decision to postpone a congestion pricing plan caused transit officials to halt the $7.7 billion project.
The governor directed discretionary state capital funds toward the effort, according to a source with knowledge of the matter. The money will be used to relocate utility lines along Second Avenue, part of a planned expansion to connect the 96th Street station to 125th Street and provide subway service to East Harlem residents.