Engineers Are Digging Deep To Rebuild New York’s Subways
As they renovate their 100-year-old subway system, New York Citys transit officials are taking a fresh look at how to improve functionality, aesthetics and connectivity. Working beneath the surface, within utilities and around trains that never stop operating, contractors and engineers are improving 468 subway stations within four boroughs, performing technical feats while keeping the trains running.
The system celebrates its centennial this year, which is also the final year of a $10-billion, five-year capital improvement program. It includes $1.9 billion for rehabilitating 64 stations, $607 million for replacing 40 miles of track, $2 billion for new cars, $650 million for mechanical and ventilation equipment, $654 million for track structures and $1 billion for signaling upgrades.