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Awards/PROJECT GRANT (B)

$1,254,047,167

Department of Transportation·Federal Transit Administration

to METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

transportationactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-11-04·LATEST ACTION2026-05-18·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_NY-2023-106_069
Award description

APPLICATION PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE IS TO CONSTRUCT THE SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY PHASE 2 PROJECT.; ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THREE NEW STATIONS TRACTION POWER SUBSTATIONS SIGNAL TRACK COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND STATION ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND FACILITIES.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY (SAS) PHASE 2 PROJECT (PROJECT) IS A PLANNED TWO-TRACK 1.76-MILE HEAVY RAIL SUBWAY EXTENSION ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN. IT WILL CONNECT THE NORTHERN END OF PHASE 1 AT 105TH STREET TO THE 125TH STREET STATION OF THE LEXINGTON AVENUE LINE AND TERMINATE WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF MALCOLM X BOULEVARD AND 125TH STREET.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: COMMUTERS ALONG MANHATTANS EAST SIDE AND USERS OF THE MTA SUBWAY SYSTEM.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THERE ARE NO SUB-RECIPIENT ACTIVITIES WITH THIS AWARD.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Latest obligation on the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project, a 1.76-mile Manhattan subway extension that began in 2023.

Sub-sectors
transit-infrastructuresubway-expansionfta-grant
Why this matters

Expands transit capacity on Manhattan's East Side, reducing congestion and supporting regional mobility for millions of commuters.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for heavy-rail construction materials, signaling systems, traction power equipment, and specialized subway infrastructure suppliers.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-19. Cost: $0.002998.

Period of performance
Start
2023-11-04
End
2033-09-30
Status
activein 2691 days
Sources

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