18 June 2013

USA - Incredible photographs reveal the hidden world of construction beneath New York's Second Avenue


















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'





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
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
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
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
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
Breaking ground: An early picture of construction on the line, from 2009


Equipment: Boots lined up for workers in the muddy underground construction site
Equipment: Boots lined up for workers in the muddy underground construction site


Two tunnels: The eerie stillness of the unfinished subway line
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
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
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
Almost finished: The line is projected to be finished by December 2016


More?: There have been talks to extend the line out to Brooklyn
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Accessibility: Many Upper East Siders are arguing for increased handicap accessibility at these stations, because of the neighborhoods elderly demographic


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