NYC To Start Major Post-Sandy Work Soon on Two Tunnels

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New York City Transit plans to start major reconstruction work this summer on two subway tunnels that were severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The agency is preparing bid documents for the work, which is expected to be divided into two projects, each with multiple contracts that will total more than $100 million, NYC Transit notes. Both tunnels-the 5,000-ft-long Montague and the 1,200-ft-long Greenpoint tubes-had ceiling-high floodwaters that compromised tracks and switches, signals and controls, and power and communications cables, says Joseph Leader, NYC Transit acting senior vice president, Dept. of Subways.