Incredible photographs reveal the hidden world of construction beneath New York's Second Avenue as workers press ahead with the $17billion subway line 'that time forgot'
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The MTA recently released never-before-seen photos of construction underground on the Second Avenue Subway line.
The pictures span the construction of the line from 2009 to as recent as this past December.
The line is often referred to as 'The Line That Time Forgot' because it has been an on-again off-again city project since 1929.
When it is completed in 2016, it will be the first new subway line added to the city since 1932.
The estimated total cost of the project is $17 billion.
Lately, construction on the line has been getting some negative attention after a series of accidents.
In March, firefighters were called to the construction site to pry a worker, 51-year-old Joseph Barone, out of quick-sand like muck. It took them four hours.
Last August, back-to-back 'controlled' explosions sent debris shooting onto the street like mortars.
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is currently investigating three incidents on the Second Ave Subway line construction site.
Cavernous: The most recent construction on the Second Avenue Subway started in 2007
Long time coming: The subway line has been in the works since 1929, but was put off several times
Hazardous: Firefighters were called to the construction site in March to pry a worker out of quick-sand like mud. It took them four hours
Massive: When completed, the line will run from Hanover Square in Lower Manhattan all the way to 125th Street
Breaking ground: An early picture of construction on the line, from 2009
Equipment: Boots lined up for workers in the muddy underground construction site
Two tunnels: The eerie stillness of the unfinished subway line
Tools: Shovels, buckets, and brooms line a wall of the cavernous Second Avenue Subway line
Less traffic: The $4.5 billion project will hopefully decrease commuter congestion in east Manhattan
Almost finished: The line is projected to be finished by December 2016
More?: There have been talks to extend the line out to Brooklyn
Mileage: Construction workers are digging 8.5 miles of new tunnel for the project
The T line: When finished the Second Avenue line will be called the T. Other options considered were the letters O, I, H, K, P, U, and Y
Investigated: OHSA is currently investigating three incidents that have occurred at the work site
Never ending: A recent episode of Mad Men made fun of the famously unfinished line when a real estate agent talked about how property values would go up when the line was finished
Engineers: The tunnel being surveyed for construction
Photographer: Patrick Cashin shot the photos for the MTA. 'You're down there for all of ten seconds and you know this is a very dangerous place to be,' he said
Dangerous: There were back-to-back explosions on the Upper East Side in August that sent debris flying, and concerning residents
Something new: When completed, the T will be the first new line in the city since 1932
Hired: The MTA recently awarded the last contract on the project
Accessibility: Many Upper East Siders are arguing for increased handicap accessibility at these stations, because of the neighborhoods elderly demographic
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