Photos: East Side Access Tour 2021 Progress Update
The huge tunnel for trains.
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A long tunnel, with a worker walking on the tracks, is seen.
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There are 47 escalators.
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Photograph of the cavernous hall, with escalators at the end
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The MTA believes that commutes from Long Island could be cut down by up to 40 minutes
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Another photograph of a tunnel and platform
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The station is scheduled to open in 2022.
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A construction worker drills into the platform
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Governor Cuomo on a progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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Governor Cuomo, in a hardhat and vest, gestures as he speaks
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A progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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Photographs from the under-construction East Side Access Project under Grand Central Terminal
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This is what the station would look like.
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A rendering of the completed station is on an easel, showing people on different levels of the station and its connection to Grand Central.
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From a progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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A long empty hallway in the new station
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From a progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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An aerial view of workers and boxes of materials on the platform
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A progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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Reporters in orange safety vests and hardhats take photographs
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From a progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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Photographs from the under-construction East Side Access Project under Grand Central Terminal
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A worker handling some boards on the platform
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From a progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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A worker tiles a wall
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From a progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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An escalator going down to another level is surroudned by a glass railing
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From a progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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A worker tiles in a dimly lit part of the station
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Governor Cuomo on a progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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Governor Cuomo, in hardhat and orange vest, talks to press
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From a progress tour of the East Side Access Project, May 27, 2021
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Another cavernous tunnel with lights above
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