UES Subway Station Elevator Cost Doubles After Delay, Report Says

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Costs to install an ADA-accessible elevator at a highly-trafficked Upper East Side subway station have nearly doubled following a decade of delay, according to reports.

The MTA estimates that installing an elevator at the 68th Street-Hunter College station could cost the agency more than $116 million, a massive increase from initial estimates of $67.2 million when the station was targeted for an elevator in the MTA's 2010-2014 capital plan, THE CITY first reported.

The 68th Street-Hunter College station is the only station of eight identified in the 2010 plan that still lacks an elevator nearly one decade later, according to the report. With nearly 25,000 daily passengers, the station was the 52nd most used station in the subway system in 2017, THE CITY reported.

The MTA plans to move forward with the project this year after resolving an issue with Hunter College. Obstruction from the residents of the Imperial House co-op to an elevator on their block have also caused delays to construction, THE CITY reported.

Read the full THE CITY article here.