Work on the transit hub at Fulton Street began in early February 2005 -- the first steps on the way to a station that links 12 subway lines and the PATH, and will accommodate more than 300,000 riders daily.
The MTA announced in May 2009 that the transit center's main building will be built almost exactly as originally planned, thanks to an $424 million in federal stimulus funds. Other project elements -- including the Dey Street Concourse and headhouse, Corbin Building restoration and new entrances, and other station "rationalization" features within the station -- also are proceeding as planned.
The metal-and-glass main building will rise to four stories, topped with a roughly conical oculus that will funnel light into the station's lower levels. The transit center, with a revised budget of $1.4 billion, is expected to open in mid-2014.
*The following information was last updated on June 21, 2013. Main Building Site (Broadway at Fulton)
Main building construction January 2011 through June 2014 (contractor Schiavone/Plaza Construction).
A/C mezzanine construction from September 2009 through mid-2013 (Skanska Construction)
4/5 Station and Corbin Building
4/5 platform and roof rehabilitation active through 2013.
Corbin Building street-level entrance and escalators to open in June 2014.
A temporary passageway from the A/C mezzanine to the northbound 4/5 platforms open since October 2011.
Dey Street Concourse
Finishing work on the Dey Street underground pedestrian concourse through June 2014 (to link the FSTC with the World Trade Center Transportation Hub) (Skanska Construction)
For more information about this project, call the MTA's Fulton Center hotline at 646-252-2670, or visit their website at www.mta.info to submit questions via e-mail.
The complete Fulton Center is planned to open in 2014. However, several improved areas inside the station are opening or have opened before then -- including the northbound platform of the Cortlandt Street R/W station in December 2009. A new entrance at William Street and better A/C-to-4/5 rider connections will conclude in 2011. By 2012, renovated 4/5 Fulton Street platforms will open, along with a new entrance at Dey Street.
Already in 2006 and 2007 the MTA opened new 4/5 platform entrances on Broadway, and made other improvements in the station including new stairways at the 2/3 platform. The agency also has excavated and built the new Dey Street Pedestrian Concourse, with only finishing work and entrances to be completed.
The current Fulton Street-Broadway-Nassau subway station is a collection of subway lines that were built by three independent transit companies in the early 20th century. The result of connecting those lines -- the 2/3, 4/5, A/C, and J/M/Z -- was a tangle of corridors and stairways that even seasoned riders can get lost in.
As the new transit center is built, the MTA plans to keep trains in operation and is making every effort to minimize disruption for the neighborhoods homes and businesses. Those factors have a significant impact on scheduling, as does budgetary issues.
Because much of the new transit center work will take place while subways are operating, commuters should expect occasional delays in service. The MTA will work on the new center seven days a week, but it plans to limit train diversions to nights and weekends as much as possible. Visit the Alerts section of LowerManhattan.info or www.mta.info, or call 311 for the very latest on subway diversions.
The LMCCC monitors air quality using a network of community air monitors in Lower Manhattan. MTA CC adheres to the Environmental Performance Commitments developed to minimize the cumulative effects of the Lower Manhattan Recovery projects. In addition, MTA CC contractors must keep construction noise levels within 5 dBA (1-hour Leq) of ambient noise at residential buildings.
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