Former MTA Capital Construction President Michael Horodniceanu
External videos
video icon MTA Capital Program: An Introduction, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; July 25, 2011; 1:53 YouTube video clip
video icon MTA Capital Program: Building for the Future, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; July 25, 2011; 2:09 YouTube video clip
video icon MTA Capital Program: Service Reliability, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; July 25, 2011; 2:02 YouTube video clip
video icon MTA Capital Program: Economic Benefits, Metropolitan Transportation Authority; July 26, 2011; 1:47 YouTube video clip

MTA Construction and Development Company is a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), formed in July 2003 as MTA Capital Construction Company to manage the MTA's major capital projects in the New York metropolitan area. It mainly focuses on improving transportation infrastructure and facilities in New York City, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island areas. Funding primarily comes from local, state, and national bond sales and budgets.[1] In 2017 Janno Lieber became MTA Capital Construction president;[2] in 2021 he was appointed Acting Chair of the MTA.[3]

Projects being built under MTA Capital Construction include the East Side Access and phases 2, 3, and 4 of the Second Avenue Subway. The Fulton Center was completed in November 2014 under MTA Capital Construction;[4] the 7 Subway Extension was completed in September 2015;[5][6] and the Second Avenue Subway's first phase was completed in January 2017.[7] Other projects include the third track on the Main Line on the Long Island Rail Road between Floral Park and Mineola,[8] and the second track from Bethpage to Ronkonkoma on the same line.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ About MTA CC
  2. ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma (April 19, 2017). "World Trade Center Developer to Oversee M.T.A. Expansion Projects". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Guse, Clayton (July 29, 2021). "Cuomo names MTA construction chief Janno Lieber as agency's acting chairman". New York Daily News. Tribune Publishing.
  4. ^ "Photos: Your First Look at the Gleaming New Fulton Center Subway Hub: Gothamist". Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (September 10, 2015). "Subway Station for 7 Line Opens on Far West Side". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  6. ^ Tangel, Andrew (September 13, 2015). "New Hudson Yards Subway Station Opens on NYC's Far West Side". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. ^ Slotnik, Daniel E.; Wolfe, Jonathan; Fitzsimmons, Emma G.; Palmer, Emily; Remnick, Noah (January 1, 2017). "Opening of Second Avenue Subway: Updates". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  8. ^ Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (January 5, 2016). "Cuomo Revives Long-Stalled Plan to Add Track to L.I.R.R." The New York Times. p. A18. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Long Island Rail Road Double Track Project" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

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