Dec 22, 2014 9:30 AM

Gallery: Photos: See the Progress on NYC's Long-Awaited 2nd Avenue Subway

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The first phase of NYC's Second Avenue Subway line is scheduled to open in 2016.
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It's the biggest expansion of the city's subway system in generations.

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Last month, workers finished blasting work for Phase 1, which will run from 57th Street to 96th Street.
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This is the site of a new station at 86th Street and Second Ave.

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The new stations will be climate controlled, which is a big deal—temperatures on NYC subway platforms have been clocked at over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
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When the new line does open, it should ease crowding on the 4, 5, and 6 lines that now serve Manhattan's East Side.

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And it will be easier to get around on the East Side in general.
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The MTA expects the line to serve 200,000 daily riders when it opens.

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But there's plenty of work left to do, including laying tracks.
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And turning newly created caverns into something people will recognize at tunnels and stations.

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