Second Avenue subway plans westward expansion across Harlem with three new stations

"In her 2026 State of the State , Hochul laid out a plan for the MTA to begin preliminary engineering and design to extend the Second Avenue Subway tunnel west from the line's planned Harlem-125th Street terminus toward Broadway. The concept will extend the Q line along 125th Street with new stops at Lenox Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue and Broadway, creating an east-to-west subway connection that would plug into a whole lot of north-south service."

"Construction won't start tomorrow, but the announcement is a concrete next step. The state's pitch is that doing the tunneling work as a follow-on to the current East Harlem extension (Second Avenue Subway Phase 2) could save time and money compared with stopping, demobilizing and trying to restart years later. A feasibility study funded after Hochul's 2024 State of the State found that the westward build is not only possible but also more efficient if treated as a continuation of the Phase 2 effort."

Plans call for the Second Avenue Subway to extend west across 125th Street with new stations at Lenox Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue and Broadway, creating an east–west crosstown connection in Harlem. The MTA is to begin preliminary engineering and design for tunneling west from the planned Harlem–125th Street terminus toward Broadway. Treating the tunneling as a continuation of the current East Harlem extension (Phase 2) could save time and money versus demobilizing and restarting later. A feasibility study found the westward build feasible and more efficient if continued. Long-range planning projects substantial ridership gains and weekly travel-time savings.

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