The IBX would run along existing freight rail tracks and is based on a longstanding plan by advocates that would extend to the Bronx instead of into Manhattan.
The $2.75 billion allocation within the capital plan represents about half of the total cost for the project, a substantial down payment as the MTA seeks financing.
The 14-mile Interborough Express would run from Bay Ridge to Jackson Heights in Queens, connecting to 17 subway lines and over 50 bus routes.
Our system is vast, and we're focused on taking care of it, said Jamie Torres-Springer, but where there are great opportunities to serve New Yorkers, we will act.
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