Transit Planners Discuss Project Wish List
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Transportation planners have compiled a wish list of projects they say are needed to support the region's growth over the next 25 years.
The findings were presented Thursday at the annual meeting of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, a coalition of government agencies and major transportation providers, including the MTA, Port Authority and city and state DOTs.
The list of projects include completion of the Fulton Street Transit Center in lower Manhattan, a 10th Avenue station on the 7 line extension to the far West Side, bringing Metro-North trains into Penn Station and a train connecting lower Manhattan to JFK Airport.
Officials say the biggest obstacle to getting the projects built is funding.
"We estimate that it will cost in the range of $50 to $60 billion to complete these investments. Here's the problem, we've only identified $5 billion in available funds," said Joel Ettinger, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council.
The group also reiterated its support for four major projects already underway, including the Second Avenue Subway, the Long Island Rail Road link to Grand Central, the 7 line extension, and a new Hudson River rail tunnel.