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MTA renegotiates East Side Access contract
Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Side by side tunnels are part of the construction plan for the East Side Access Tunnel. (May 4, 2011)
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The MTA says it is aiming to shave more than two years' work off its massive East Side Access project after renegotiating a $1.2-billion pact with its biggest contractor.
Agency officials warned, however, that the $7.4-billion project linking the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal still could face significant delays because of complications from Amtrak's separate, competing rehabilitation...
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