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MTA Issues RFP to Advance $5.5B Interborough Express Project
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has released a request for proposals to begin the preliminary engineering phase of the 14-mile Interborough Express (IBX) light rail project between Brooklyn and Queens. This phase is expected to take approximately two years.
The $5.5-billion project is intended to connect communities in Brooklyn and Queens to 17 subway lines, 51 current bus routes and the Long Island Rail Road at the East New York Station, along with significantly reducing travel times within and between the two boroughs. MTA said it has made several modifications to the proposed route to increase efficiency.
“More than five million people live in Brooklyn and Queens and many of them want to travel between the two boroughs for jobs, education and all that NYC has to offer,” said MTA chair and CEO Janno Lieber. “We need an easier way to move between the two boroughs, and that is exactly what the IBX delivers.”
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