2. East Side Access
Estimated Cost: $10 Billion
This Metro Transportation Authority project, the next one on our list of biggest construction projects in NYC aims to connect the New York’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to a new station on the city’s east side. The massive, new station is currently being constructed beneath Grand Central Station and service is scheduled to start around the end of 2022.

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