by Jeff Smith
Work begins: AMNY.com
Metro-North’s 130-year-old Park Avenue Viaduct set for upgrades as reconstruction work begins
Reconstruction work has kicked off on the 130-year-old Park Avenue Viaduct, which carries hundreds of Metro-North trains daily from Grand Central Terminal but is starting to show its age, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday.
Crews have begun clearing areas underneath the viaduct in East Harlem, according to the governor, to prepare the grounds for new foundations and support columns that will eventually support a new steel structure. The first phase of the project, between 115th and 123rd Streets, is expected to cost $590 million and be completed in 2026.
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But after more than a century of service, the viaduct is “well past its useful life” and a new structure is needed to “serve the region for another hundred years,” said the MTA’s construction chief, Jamie Torres-Springer.
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The MTA says that the redesigned viaduct will be painted in a more pleasing color palette, and will incorporate design elements to reduce noise and vibrations underhand that have long kept neighbors awake. A new mural will also be painted on the viaduct at 116th Street.
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