125th Street and Second Avenue, East Harlem, New York, NY 10035Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins65% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 65%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidenceHappened as dated: the announcement of 8 June 2026 is headed "Governor Hochul Celebrates Groundbreaking for Major Construction Stage of Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Project". Completion: Governor Hochul release on the MTA's final Phase 2 construction contract, 14 Sep 2026: "the project budgeted at $6.968 billion is expected to be fully completed by the fall of 2032" (fall read as ending 30 Nov).[1]
The MTA started the major construction stage of the 1.5-mile extension that carries the Q from 96th Street to Harlem-125th Street, with new stations at 106th, 116th and 125th Streets. A tunnel boring machine goes underground in early 2027 and trains are due in 2032.
$7B
