A Tour of MTA's East Side Access Tunnels

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Matthew Schuerman
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's East Side Access project reached its first goal post a couple of weeks ago: giant boring machines finished burrowing their way from 63rd Street and Second Avenue all the way to Grand Central Terminal. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman takes us on a tour of the two tunnels.

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