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| Fulton Street Station foundation work, October 2008 |
Work on the transit hub at Fulton Street began in early February 2005 -- the first steps on the way to a station that links 12 subway lines and the PATH, and will accommodate more than 300,000 riders daily.
The MTA announced in May 2009 that the transit center's main building will be built almost exactly as originally planned, thanks to an $424 million in federal stimulus funds. Other project elements -- including the Dey Street Concourse and headhouse, Corbin Building restoration and new entrances, and other station "rationalization" features within the station -- also are proceeding as planned.
The metal-and-glass main building will rise to four stories, topped with a roughly conical oculus that will funnel light into the station’s lower levels. The transit center, with a revised budget of $1.4 billion, is expected to open in 2014.
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Summary
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NOTICE: The Broadway-Nassau station entrance on the south side of Fulton Street east of Broadway closed in April 2008. The entrance on the north side of Fulton Street is open.
Additionally, two lanes of Broadway at the site are closed, as is the south lane of Fulton Street and sidewalk.
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Daily Activities
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*The following information was last updated on July 2, 2009.
Main Building Site (Broadway at Fulton)
- Secant-pile wall installation active inside the work site, at the southeast corner of Fulton and Broadway
- The 20-month contract for foundation work and underpinning of the Corbin Building was awarded to Skanska in December 2008; crews mobilized in January 2009
- The four-year A/C mezzanine contract is being awarded in early July, with work commencing in September 2009
- Installation of a new mezzanine-to-platform elevator structure on Fulton Street is complete (between Nassau and William Streets)
- Inspection of Corbin Building facade planned for July, with a weekend road closure on John Street
Dey Street Pedestrian Concourse
- As of August 20, 2005: The Cortlandt Street R/W station is closed. Coordination is taking place with the Port Authority for its East Bathtub construction project. Rehabilitation of the northbound platform began spring 2009, and is slated to open in December 2009.
- Dey Street reopened to vehicular traffic on November 22, 2008. Finishing work will take place on the underground pedestrian concourse that will link the FSTC with the World Trade Center Transportation Hub from appx. winter 2009/2010 through 2011.
- Crews are finishing work on Cortlandt Street R/W station stairs on Church Street from Dey to Fulton Streets
- Dey Street headhouse, at the southwest corner of Broadway and Dey, is currently on hold until the finishing contract is awarded in late 2009.
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Contact Info
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For more information about this project, call the MTA's Fulton Street Tranist Center hotline at 646-252-2670, or visit their website at www.mta.info to submit questions via e-mail.
MTA construction alerts can be found here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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When will this project be completed?
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The entire Transit Center is planned to open in 2014. However, several improved areas inside the station will open before then -- including the northbound platform of the Cortlandt Street R/W station in December 2009. A new entrance at William Street and better A/C-to-4/5 rider connections will conclude in 2011. By 2012, renovated 4/5 Fulton Street platforms will open, along with a new entrance at Dey Street.
Already in 2006 and 2007 the MTA opened new 4/5 platform entrances on Broadway, and made other improvements in the station including new stairways at the 2/3 platform. The agency also has excavated and built the new Dey Street Pedestrian Concourse, with only finishing work and entrances to be completed.
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Why is the MTA renovating a new Fulton Street subway station?
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The current Fulton Street-Broadway-Nassau subway station is a collection of subway lines that were built by three independent transit companies in the early 20th century. The result of connecting those lines -- the 2/3, 4/5, A/C, and J/M/Z -- was a tangle of corridors and stairways that even seasoned riders can get lost in.
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Why will the Fulton Street Transit Center take so long to build?
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As the new transit center is built, the MTA plans to keep trains in operation and is making every effort to minimize disruption for the neighborhood’s homes and businesses. Those factors have a significant impact on scheduling, as does budgetary issues.
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How will construction on the Fulton Street Transit Center affect my commute?
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Because much of the new transit center work will take place while subways are operating, commuters should expect occasional delays in service. The MTA will work on the new center seven days a week, but it plans to limit train diversions to nights and weekends as much as possible. Visit the Alerts section of LowerManhattan.info or www.mta.info, or call 311 for the very latest on subway diversions.
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Will their be air monitoring or noise pollution guidlines on the site?
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The LMCCC monitors air quality using a network of community air monitors in Lower Manhattan. MTA CC adheres to the Environmental Performance Commitments developed to minimize the cumulative effects of the Lower Manhattan Recovery projects. In addition, MTA CC contractors must keep construction noise levels within 5 dBA (1-hour Leq) of ambient noise at residential buildings.
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