
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
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United Sta ...
areas. Funding primarily comes from local, state, and national bond sales and budgets. In 2017
Janno Lieber
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the New York City metropolitan area of the U.S. state of New York. The MTA is the largest public transit authority in the ...
became MTA Capital Construction president; in 2021 he was appointed Acting Chair of the MTA.
Projects being built under MTA Capital Construction include the
East Side Access
East Side Access (ESA) is a public works project in New York City that extended the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) from its Main Line in Queens into a new station under Grand Central Terminal on Manhattan's East Side. A project of the Metropoli ...
and phases 2, 3, and 4 of the
Second Avenue Subway. The
Fulton Center was completed in November 2014 under MTA Capital Construction; the
7 Subway Extension was completed in September 2015; and the Second Avenue Subway's first phase was completed in January 2017. Other projects include the third track on the
Main Line on the
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road , often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a commuter rail system in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County, New York, Suffolk Co ...
between
Floral Park and
Mineola, and the second track from
Bethpage to
Ronkonkoma on the same line.
See also
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New York City Subway
The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...
References
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Organizations established in 2003
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Proposed public transportation in New York (state)
Proposed public transportation in New York City
2003 establishments in New York City
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