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The Queens–Midtown Tunnel (often referred to as the Midtown Tunnel) [2][3] is a vehicular tunnel under the East River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. The tunnel consists of a pair of tubes, each carrying two lanes. The west end of the tunnel is located on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, while the east ...
NEW YORK CITY – A “water condition” has resulted in the closure of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel under the East River, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) told Patch.
September 8, 2024 at 8:30 AM. QUEENS - Repairs at the Queens-Midtown Tunnel are complete after a drilling accident caused standstill traffic. On Wednesday, water began leaking into the south tube ...
Opened in 1927, the Holland Tunnel was the world's first mechanically ventilated underwater vehicular tunnel. The Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension bridges when opened in 1883, [2] 1903, [3] 1931, [4] and 1964 [5] respectively. There are 789 bridges ...
The New York Times reported in 2017 that the project was slated to become the most expensive of its kind in the world. With an estimated cost of $12 billion, or about $3.5 billion per mile ($2.2 billion per kilometer) of new tunnel, the East Side Access tunnels were seven times as expensive as comparable railroad tunnels in other countries.
The Queens-bound tube of the Midtown Tunnel temporarily closed Wednesday morning after an SUV flipped over and blocked both lanes. Maya Kaufman , Patch Staff Posted Wed, May 13, 2020 at 9:55 am ET ...
Dance floor at Tunnel. Photo by Steve Eichner “The line stretched all the way down 27th St. from 11th to 12th Avenue,” recalls Eichner. “Having a long line outside fed the buzz, and the club ...
September 4, 2024 at 1:41 PM. QUEENS - The Queens-Midtown tunnel has fully reopened in both directions after closing earlier today due to a drilling accident that allowed water to begin flowing ...