1. Transformative Expansion -
East Side Access
Presentation to the 5th Annual Global Infrastructure
Leadership Forum
Dr. Michael Horodniceanu, President
MTA Capital Construction
February 2012

2. The MTA Network
§ Provides 8.5 million transit rides a day
l About 30% of all transit rides in U.S.
l More trips than the next 10 U.S. systems
combined
l Four times the trips every year as the entire
domestic airline industry
l Long Island Rail Road serves 282,350
customers per weekday, busiest commuter
rail in country
§ 2011 operating budget of $13.4 billion
§ Investing $24+ billion in its current five-year
capital program

3. Economic Impact
MTA the lifeblood of $1.4 Trillion regional
economy
Provides 25% of New York City’s
construction industry jobs
2010 – 2014 Capital Program
l Expected to create approximately 350,000 New York
jobs
l Spur $44 billion in economic activity

4. What is the MTA Capital Construction Company?
§ Created by the MTA in July 2003 to
oversee system expansion
§ Mission: Build East Side Access, Second
Avenue Subway, No. 7 Extension, the
Fulton Street Transit Center, South Ferry
Station (in revenue service) and manage
the capital security program
§ Largest transit expansion program in the
nation
§ Current project portfolio of $17 billion

5. What is East Side Access?
A Transit Mega Project that will Extend LIRR
service to Grand Central Terminal

6. East Side Access - Need
§ Penn Station is LIRR’s only terminal in Manhattan
l North America’s busiest train station; operations shared
with NJ Transit & Amtrak for total of 61 trains in the
station during peak hours
l Overcrowded; approximately 230,000 LIRR passengers at
Penn each weekday with 81,330 peak AM arrivals
l No capacity for increasing service; Station, tunnel and
yard infrastructure limitations
§ Almost 50% of LIRR customers would be better
served by a terminal on Manhattan’s East Side
§ LIRR cannot meet the needs of Long Island, the
nation’s third largest city, or the needs of Man-
hattan’s midtown economic center for workers
§ Constructing new infrastructure for ESA will allow
for increased train service between Long Island/
Queens and Midtown Manhattan

7. Need for Expansion
East Side Access is in the densest population
and employment areas in the nation
211 census tracts of over 100,000 33 census tracts of over 300,000
residents/sq. mi. in N.Y.C. workers/sq. mi. in N.Y.C.
Manhattan Population Density - Only 6 other census Manhattan Employment Density - Only 5 other census
tracts with this density in the entire nation tracts with this density in the entire nation

8. East Side Access - Benefits
§ First Expansion of LIRR in over 100 years
§ Increases East River tunnel capacity by over
50%
§ Supports job growth in area surrounding Grand
Central Terminal
§ Relieves congestion at Penn Station
§ Saves thousands of East Side-bound commuters
40 minutes per day
§ Will serve approximately 160,000 customers per
day

9. Upper Platform
East Side Access - Scope
§ 7.75 miles of new tunnels
in Manhattan & Queens
§ A new LIRR terminal
station beneath Grand
Central Terminal
l 8 tracks, 4 platforms
Lower
l Mezzanines and Platform
concourses
§ New yards and shop in
Sunnyside, Queens
§ Budget: $8.192 B
l Including $463M rolling
stock and $401M regional
investments

10. Mined Caverns and Shafts Directly Below Grand Central
Vanderbilt Park
Avenue Avenue
MNR Upper Level
MNR Lower Level
Off Street
Entrances Freight
Elevators 91’-0” 140’-0”
LIRR
Concourse
Passenger Escalator Upper
Elevators Shafts Platform
LIRR Mezzanine
West Cavern East Cavern Lower
Platform
61’-2” Terminal Caverns
10’-7”
Section Looking North
Section Looking North
13’-0”
9’-5”
27’-4”
51’-11”

11. LIRR Platforms Below Grand Central
§ Column free
§ 27’4” platform width
§ 47 escalators
§ 22 elevators
Upper Platform
Lower Platform

12. Escalator Construction
§ 4 Escalators in Construction from New LIRR
Concourse to new Mezzanines
§ 35 Degree slope
Invert Rebar Placement in Escalator 3 (2/2012) Excavation in Escalator 1 using Manzi Mucker
(12/2011)

13. Manhattan Caverns
Waterproofing in Westbound Cavern (7/2011) Installing Rebar Cage in Westbound Cavern (6/2011)
Eastbound Arch Form Carrier (9/2011) Poured Concrete Arches in Westbound Cavern (8/2011)

14. GCT Tunnels
Installing Waterproofing in L302 Tunnel (6/2011) Rebar Installation in L302 Tunnel (12/2011)
Concrete Pour in L303 Tunnel (12/2011) Shotcrete Work in L-303 and TT-3 (2/2012)

15. Manhattan Ventilation Facilities
Rendering of 50th Street Vent Facility Rendering of Exterior of 44th Street.
Demolition Near Completion.

16. Open Cut Excavation Under Active Amtrak/NJT Tracks
May 2011
Preparation at TBM Tunnel ‘A’
Launch Block – May 2011 August 2011

17. Mining New Tunnels and Building New Structures
Under the Rail Yard
Track B/C
Track A
TBM Launch Structure
Cut & Cover
CQ031/CQ039 Tunnels
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Yard e
ysid
Sunn
Track D
LIRR Lead

18. How do you get from…
THERE
And under an existing subway and elevated rail line
Under an active rail storage yard
By tunneling under the busiest railway interchange anywhere in the country
HERE

19. And in Manhattan, we must blast and build…
And under blocks of the most valuable Real Estate in North America
While the second largest commuter railroad continues to operate
Under GCT, the country’s premier rail terminal

20. Thank You!