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MTA briefs committee on Central Subway project; committee holds funding items for budget analyst report
Summary
The Municipal Transportation Agency presented Central Subway/Third Street project details including ridership projections (the presentation cited 91,000 new riders per day and $9.7 million in annual operational savings) and potential construction savings for a tunnel option; the committee agreed to continue two funding resolutions until a budget analyst report is available and set a two‑week continuance.
The Municipal Transportation Agency presented an overview of the Central Subway segment of the Third Street program and asked the Government and Audit Oversight Committee to hear a truncated community briefing. Judson True of the MTA introduced project manager John (John Fungi in the transcript), who outlined ridership forecasts, construction approaches and schedule assumptions and answered committee questions.
In the presentation, the MTA cited projected corridor changes and ridership: a stated 26% population increase along the corridor, a 61% increase in…
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