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New LongNew LongIsland Island Rail Rail Road Road Terminal station beneathbeneath Grand Grand Central Central Terminal Terminal About is the MTA’s largest capital proj- ect, with work spanning three boroughs and ex- tending deep below Park Avenue in Manhattan. It is the first expansion of the in more than 100 years and a critical component FASTER of the modernization of the Long Island Rail Road. COMMUTES This project will deliver for Long Island Railroad customers on all 11 branches of the railroad, quicker commutes, fewer delays, greater reliability, FEWER and more options. DELAYS Long Island Rail Road riders will now have faster, direct access to the east side of Manhattan, eas- MORE ing overcrowding in and around Penn Station. OPTIONS Along with other Long Island Rail Road modern- ization projects, the completion of ESA will enable the MTA to meet the demands of Long Island’s growing population. East Side Access @eastsideaccess | amodernli.com

New Long Island Rail Road station beneath GrandHarold Central Interlocking Terminal

Harold Interlocking In , over $1 billion of improvements are being made to Harold Interlocking - a critical piece of the Northeast’s transportation system MODERNIZATION that millions of travelers depend upon each year. 96 new switches Harold Interlocking was built over 100 years 10+ miles of track ago and with trains passing through each day 5 railroad bridges from , Long Island Rail Road, New Jer- sey Transit and the New York & Atlantic Rail- 296 catenary poles way; it is the busiest intersection of passenger 51 signal towers train lines in North America. 3 aerial utility bridges New tracks, signals, switches, communica- tions and power systems are being installed to 8,445 feet of retaining walls accommodate the new train service to Grand 15 signal bridges Central Terminal and to modernize the oper- ations of the interlocking which will provide 14 signal huts much-needed improvements for the railroads 33,520 feet of signal trough and customers who rely on it. East Side Access @eastsideaccess | amodernli.com

What does ESA mean for New York? Save commuters going to Manhat- With roughly half of Long Island com- tan’s East Side up to 40 minutes of muters expected to go to Grand Central travel time per day, adding up to 10 Terminal, there will also be less crowd- days per year. ing at Penn Station and on the sur- rounding subway lines. East Side Access will be a driver of economic development both in Man- The modernization of Harold Interlock- hattan and on Long Island. ing will help to strengthen and expand our regional rail network. Long Islanders will be able to take full advantage of the job opportunities A new train terminal and concourse around , which beneath Grand Central Terminal that will are surging in the wake of the East be controlled and operated by the Long Midtown rezoning. Island Rail Road.

East Side Access is a massive invest- Faster access to JFK Airport, getting ment in our existing transportation passengers from Grand Central Termi- system, mitigating potential disrup- nal to the airport in roughly 40 minutes. tions and helping to prevent a crisis. East Side Access

Facts & Figures OVERVIEW 162,000 passenger trips 350,000 square foot 8 train per day passenger concourse capacity

24 trains 25 per peak hour retail storefronts

TRACK - 40.59 miles total

12.84 miles 10.77 miles 0.79 miles Manhattan & Queens Tunnels Harold Interlocking Grand Central Terminal East Yard

4.02 miles 2.88 9.28 miles Highbridge Yard Arch Street Yard Mid-day Storage Yard

HAROLD INTERLOCKING WORK

96 5 15 new switches new steel railroad bridges new signal bridges

296 8,445 feet 14 new catenary poles new retaining walls new signal huts / CILs

SYSTEMS

44 550 miles 975 ventilation fans of cables CCTV cameras

1,500 secure employee access points

HEAVY CIVIL WORK

8 miles 4 2,000,000 cubic yards of of tunneling tunnel boring machines rock, soil, muck excavated

2 - 1,143 foot 1,000,000 cubic yards 90,000 tons long caverns, approximately of concrete poured of steel installed 2 Chrysler Buildings their sides