By Design

The Second Avenue Subway is the first full subway to be built in New York in nearly 80 years. Segments of line have been built over the years, but a new line—as this is—has taken a lot of work, a lot of lobbying, and a lot of money. Janne Ryan talks on site to the project's chief engineer, David Caiden, and Bill Dentzer, from Arup. The whole project will see 16 stations and linking lines built, but underway is Phase 1 (from 96th to 63rd st), and this alone is estimated to cost US $4 billion and take 6 years.

Guests

Willliam Dentzer
Communications Manager, Arup in the Americas

David Caiden
Civil engineer and Principal, Arup, New York (David heads construction services for the 2nd Avenue Joint Venture, composed of Arup and DMJM + Harris)

Further Information

Arup website

2nd Avenue website

Producer

Janne Ryan

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