9 U.S. transportation projects to watch in 2017
From bridges to trains, here?s what?s next The new year is here. If you?re tired of looking back at 2016?and let?s face it, who isn?t?now?s the time to focus on what?s to come in 2017. And for transportation infrastructure, 2017 will be big.
While it?s too early to know how President-elect Donald Trump?s $1 trillion infrastructure plan will impact American cities, several significant transportation developments are slated to debut in metropolitan areas like New York, San Francisco, and Charlotte. Some projects will replace aging infrastructure while others are building out brand new transportation systems.
All of them aim to move people more efficiently and improve commute times. For this list, we?ve focused on projects that are currently scheduled to arrive in the next year. From bridges to subways to bike lanes, here are 9 transportation projects to watch in 2017. Did we miss one" Let us know in the comments. New York City: The Second Avenue Subway
The first major MTA subway expansion in 50 years, the oft-delayed Second Avenue Subway line is set to start the new year off right with a January 1, 2017 opening. Originally discussed in the 1910s and subsequently delayed by the Great Depression and a lack of post-war funding, the Second Avenue Subway?s first bout of construction started in 1972 but was halted again in 1975 due to a fiscal crisis in the city.
Work on the line restarted in 2007 and the MTA promised transit riders the project?s first phase would be...
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