he massive structure holding Grand Central Station together is over a century old and coming apart at the seams.
The MTA says it needs to spend billions on rehabbing the “train shed” holding Park Avenue above Grand Central ’s tracks and platforms. Grand Central Terminal is one of America’s busiest transportation facilities and an iconic symbol of New York. But the massive structure holding it all together is over a century old and coming apart at the seams.
98% of Metro-North trains enter Grand Central using the “artery,” as the MTA refers to it, above and below Park Avenue; any failure would be catastrophic in a human and service sense. Work is ongoing on the above-ground Park Avenue viaduct north of 110th Street, where MTA crews are using a massive crane to replace components of the structure first built in 1893, taking two of the four tracks out of service at times on weekends.
A small section of the shed is being repaired under a partnership with JPMorgan Chase, which is partially funding work underneath its new headquarters on 270 Park Avenue, a 1,400-foot skyscraper between 47th and 48th streets expected to open next year. For the next five years, the MTA is seeking $1.7 billion to open up Park Avenue, shoring up and waterproofing large portions of the shed with the intention of keeping them in working order for another century.
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