New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority anticipates beginning construction on Phase 2 of its Second Avenue subway line into Manhattan's East Harlem section next year, as long as expected federal funding arrives, according to Charles Gary, deputy general counsel at the transit agency. 

This phase of work in the four-phase plan would extend MTA’s Second Avenue line 1.76 miles from 96th Street to 125th Street and add stations at 106th, 116th and 125th streets. The total capital cost is estimated at $7.7 billion, according to Federal Transit Administration records.