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Issue XXX – October 2014

72nd Street Station Area

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Construction on the street level for Entrance 1 (E. 69th and Second Avenue) is expected to ramp up this month. Con Edison will be relocating the gas main during this phase. Once utility relocation is complete, work will proceed with excavation of the street and the sidewalk.

CIC HOURS of OPERATIONMonday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Tuesday: Noon – 8 p.m.Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Thursday: Noon – 8 p.m.Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (second Saturday of each month)

SAS Community News

Completion of Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway will serve as a gateway to the West Side, Downtown Manhattan, and Brooklyn for Upper East Sider’s. Once the Q turns west on 63rd Street, it will travel through an existing tunnel under Central Park, then head south on 7th Avenue and eventually down Broadway. The Q will continue over the Manhattan Bridge making all existing stops to Coney Island, Brooklyn.

Community Information CenterThe Second Avenue Subway Community Information Center (CIC) is located at 1628 Second Avenue, between E. 84th and 85th Streets.

Open Saturday, October 11th: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, October 28, 6:00 p.m.Transit Talk: All About Ancillary StructuresWhat is an Ancillary Structure? What will they do, where will they be located, and how were they designed? Michael Fonte, Project Architect for the Joint Venture designing the Second Avenue Subway, will answer your questions about these important structures that will be found at each station area.1628 Second Avenue, between 84th and 85th Streets

RSVP:646-449-8700 or http://transittalk15.eventbrite.com *** Look for an announcement on special Kids Day activities coming up at the CIC Saturday, November 8th, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Construction of concrete walls for sub-basement rooms within Ancillary 2 (NW corner 72nd Street and 2nd Avenue)

72nd StreetStation Finishes

Contractor:Judlau Contracting Inc.

Budget:$271.3 Million

Notice to Proceed Date: September 2013

Contract Forecast Completion: May 2016

Project Overview

72nd Street Station Area – October 2014Second Avenue Subway Newsletter

Follow the SAS project on the MTA website at http://mta.info/sas

72nd Street Station - Entrance 1 at 69th Street and Second Avenue.

The future 72nd Street Station will have three new entrances including 11 escalators, and five street-level ADA accessible elevators at the southeast corner of 72nd Street and Second Avenue. Work in this area included construction of the station cavern and tunnels from the 72nd Street Station to the existing Lexington Av/63rd Street Station. This contract included the demolition of the buildings for ancillary locations at 72nd Street and 69th Street, and required utility relocation for the installation of support of excavation walls. The completion date of this contract was April 2014.

The follow-on contractor has taken over all work zones and will complete the mezzanine, platform, ancillary structures, station entrances, and the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for the station. The estimated completion date of this contract is 2nd quarter 2016.

MONDAY-FRIDAY: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

SATURDAY: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (as needed)

Work is permitted underground 24 hours.

For concerns regarding Second Avenue Subway construction activities after business hours or on weekends please use the SAS 24/7 hotline # (212) 792-9716

Construction Update

Work Hours

For community related concerns,please contact Lisa Blugh-Willis atLisa.Blugh-Willis@2avesubway.com or (718)-554-2351.

Main Station Cavern:• Concretepours,installationofprecastwallpanels,andinstallationofconduitsattheplatformlevel• Mechanical,electricalandplumbingsystemsinstallation.• Installationofsubwayoperationsandmaintenancerooms.• ConstructionprogressstatisticsasofSeptember24: •Uppermezzanineconcreteplaced:100% •Lowermezzanineconcreteplaced:100% •Platformconcreteplaced:42%

Entrance 1 (Northeast corner of 69th Street and Second Avenue): • ExcavationworkforEntrance1constructionwithin301E.69thStreetgarage(now51percentcomplete).• SteamandgasmainrelocationworkonSecondAvenueforEntrance1.• InstallationofSupportofExcavation(SOE)wallforstreetentranceandcommencementofexcavationonSecondAvenue.

Ancillary 1, Ancillary 2, Entrance 3• ConcretepumpingatAncillary1(northwestcornerof69thStreetandSecondAvenue),Ancillary2(northwestcornerof72ndStreetand Second Avenue) and Entrance 3 (southeast corner of 72nd Street and Second Avenue).• ShotcretetrimmingatEntrance3tofacilitateconstructionofelevatorshaftwalls.• ConstructionprogressstatisticsasofSeptember24: •WaterproofingatAncillary1,Ancillary2,andEntrance3:95percentcomplete •Entrance3concreteplaced:41percentcomplete •Ancillary2concreteplaced:47percentcomplete •Ancillary1concreteplaced:17percentcomplete

Miscellaneous• Temporaryworkzonechangesforanewcraneandtoallowthe removal of decking within Ancillary 2 work zone (northwest corner 72nd Street and Second Avenue) scheduled for October 11th and 12th.• ConcretetruckstagingasneededbetweenE.74th and E. 76th Streets.