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The alternative solution is to build stations "inline" with the bored tunnels. This can be done quite cheaply, assuming modern ventilation/engineering are used.
by Nav_Panel 8y ago
The alternative solution is to build stations "inline" with the bored tunnels. This can be done quite cheaply, assuming modern ventilation/engineering are used. Note that $2bb of the $4bb for the 2nd Ave line came from station construction...
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> Note that $2mm of the $4mm for the 2nd Ave line Billion.
- Nav_Panel 8y agoGood catch, thanks.
- bobthepanda 8y agoYou still need access shafts. New York builds subway stops that have access from the sidewalk; purchasing property for that would be too expensive. And if you build entrances from the sidewalk you also need a way from a sidewalk to access tracks going in both directions. So you end up digging up the entire street anyways.