Dey Street Passageway
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The Dey Street Passageway or Dey Street Concourse is a tunnel being constructed in Manhattan
as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
's Capital Construction Program to rehabilitate the Fulton Street station
and the connection to other stations nearby. The Dey Street Passageway will be under Dey Street in Lower Manhattan
. The passageway will eventually link the Fulton Street Transit Center
(serving the trains) with the World Trade Center Transportation Hub
(serving the and PATH
trains). The tunnel is a link to connect commuters from the Fulton Street Station with the World Trade Center site which is now being developed. Many commuters are not satisfied that the link will mean an out-of-system connection between the Fulton Street station and the World Trade Center and BMT Cortlandt Street Stations.
The tunnel will be 29 feet (8.8 m) wide; it was intended to be 40 feet (12.2 m) wide, but due to financial costs it had to shrink in size. It will link the exit at the middle of the IRT Lexington Avenue
Fulton Street Station with the World Trade Center Transportation facility.
on August 20, 2005. The northbound platform reopened on November 25, 2009 while the southbound platform reopened on September 6, 2011. This closure was for underpinning, rehabilitation, ADA accessibility
, and installation of a free transfer to the World Trade Center station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line
.
Dey Street was also closed in order to build the tunnel, but it has since reopened to vehicular traffic.
Certain areas near the Millenium Hotel
have been sealed due to the current construction.
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
as part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
's Capital Construction Program to rehabilitate the Fulton Street station
Fulton Street (New York City Subway)
Fulton Street is a station complex on the New York City Subway in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. It consists of four linked stations on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line, the BMT Nassau Street Line, the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line, and the IND Eighth Avenue Line...
and the connection to other stations nearby. The Dey Street Passageway will be under Dey Street in Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York...
. The passageway will eventually link the Fulton Street Transit Center
Fulton Street Transit Center
The Fulton Street Transit Center is a $1.4 billion project under construction of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , a public agency of the state of New York...
(serving the trains) with the World Trade Center Transportation Hub
World Trade Center (PATH station)
The World Trade Center PATH station originally opened on July 19, 1909 as the Hudson Terminal. When the Hudson Terminal was torn down to make way for the World Trade Center, a new station was built, which opened in 1971...
(serving the and PATH
Port Authority Trans-Hudson
PATH, derived from Port Authority Trans-Hudson, is a rapid transit railroad linking Manhattan, New York City with Newark, Harrison, Hoboken and Jersey City in metropolitan northern New Jersey...
trains). The tunnel is a link to connect commuters from the Fulton Street Station with the World Trade Center site which is now being developed. Many commuters are not satisfied that the link will mean an out-of-system connection between the Fulton Street station and the World Trade Center and BMT Cortlandt Street Stations.
The tunnel will be 29 feet (8.8 m) wide; it was intended to be 40 feet (12.2 m) wide, but due to financial costs it had to shrink in size. It will link the exit at the middle of the IRT Lexington Avenue
IRT Lexington Avenue Line
The Lexington Avenue Line is one of the lines of the IRT division of the New York City Subway, stretching from Downtown Brooklyn or Lower Manhattan north to 125th Street in East Harlem. The portion in Lower and Midtown Manhattan was part of the first subway line in New York...
Fulton Street Station with the World Trade Center Transportation facility.
"Since the beginning, the concourse has been an essential part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s Transit Center plans. Its creation will allow around 275,000 daily subway riders to transfer between the Fulton Street / Broadway – Nassau Street station's nine services to the N/R at Cortlandt Street and the World Trade Center (WTC) PATH station. The MTA also recently announced revised plans that extend the underground connector to the E platform at the WTC -- stretching the project's $844 million budget for the benefit of downtown commuters." (From Lower Manhattan's archives)
Construction
Current construction has resulted in the closure of the Cortlandt Street (BMT station)Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line)
Cortlandt Street is a local station on the BMT Broadway Line of the New York City Subway, located under Church Street, between Fulton and Cortlandt Streets in Lower Manhattan. It is served by the R train at all times except late nights, when the N train replaces it.This underground station, opened...
on August 20, 2005. The northbound platform reopened on November 25, 2009 while the southbound platform reopened on September 6, 2011. This closure was for underpinning, rehabilitation, ADA accessibility
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is a law that was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1990. It was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush, and later amended with changes effective January 1, 2009....
, and installation of a free transfer to the World Trade Center station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line
IND Eighth Avenue Line
The Eighth Avenue Line is a rapid transit line in New York City, United States, and is part of the B Division of the New York City Subway...
.
Dey Street was also closed in order to build the tunnel, but it has since reopened to vehicular traffic.
Certain areas near the Millenium Hotel
Millenium Hilton Hotel
The Millenium Hilton is a Hilton hotel in Lower Manhattan, New York City, located at the southeast corner of Fulton Street and Church Street. The hotel is adjacent to the World Trade Center site, where the new World Trade Center complex is being built....
have been sealed due to the current construction.