The TBM's finished digging tunnels for all three NY projects in July, now beings the cleanout and cut & cover work so they can start laying tracks and prepping

The TBM's finished digging tunnels for all three NY projects in July, now beings the cleanout and cut & cover work so they can start laying tracks and prepping the stations: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120725/long-island-city/mta-completes-digging-13-miles-of-new-tunnels-for-megaprojects http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120725/long-island-city/mt... I worked briefly on the environmental side of this project at my last job in 2002 and something I don't hear that often is that there are completed cut-and-cover tunnel segments for the 2nd Avenue subway right now - the project initial began in the 1970's and some work was completed before the project ran out of money and it was shut down. I've been in the completed tunnel sections under 2nd Ave in the around 95th Street and under the Bowery. I think there is another section further north in Harlem but I haven't been in that one Tunnel section under 95th street: http://twitpic.com/afuoxv http://twitpic.com/afuoxv Tunnel section under the Bowery: http://twitpic.com/afupg0 http://twitpic.com/afupg0 The initial plan was to tie the new tunnels with the existing section, but last I heard (and this was admittedly 8 or 8 years ago) they abandoned the plan to tie into the Bowery section (they want to go under it) since the route has changed somewhat to tie in with other lines. The scale of the project still amazes me, I'm glad to see that it's proceeding.