New York Built the World’s Most Expensive Subway

Executive Producer and Narrator - Fred Mills
Producer - Jaden Urbi
Video Editing and Graphics - Jim Casey
Production Management - Clare Furlonger
Content Partnership - Liam Marsh

#construction #infrastructure #NewYork

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[julmdamaslefttoe]

godamn your voice is so iconic, great to see how far B1M Has done!

[coolboss]

As a New Yorker, I really hope I am able to see the full Second Ave subway to completion. They took forever with Phase 1 and took 4 years to start Phase 2. Also still don't know why the MTA hasn't considered building a Bronx-Queens subway connection that skips Manhattan

[Beijaxol]

This channel actually makes me appreciate the complexity of civilization and the genius at work to keep it going. It’s my favorite channel. Well done🏆🌟👏

[jordonpilling]

Would love to see a series following the notre dame project - it's going to be really interesting to see how they work over the next 10-20 years

[MrHenkkkie]

The Amsterdam north-south metro has cost 3.5 billion dollars for a stretch of 10 km and I thought nothing could top that. But this is 1.7 billion per km 😅

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[fredstanley]

Thank you for explaining why it’s so expensive. The population density and the care that needs to be taken when digging under ground needs to be understood. Not to mention the reinforcements for the buildings

[daveharrison]

When most of the subway was built over 100 years ago the tunnels were dug next to 3-story wood or brick buildings. Now new tunnels are dug next to 20-story concrete buildings. Stabilizing the soil while digging tunnels is a lot harder.

[sergpie]

The Naples and Rome metros in Italy, despite delays, have also been very interesting to follow; the new stations in Naples are beautiful and really an engineering marvel.

[muazqamar]

8:30 I cannot help but think of your channel every time I see those 2 buildings in the background. You've made a permanent mark in my mind when it comes to architecture/construction in New York

[michaelmorales]

I'm glad that The 2nd Phase is finally happening but it costs way too much.

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Hugging grandmas at 4:50 just made my heart warm

[mashdash]

Could you do a video on the new REM in Montreal maybe? It’s a huge project that’s so fast in construction, I think it would be interesting!

[walterulasinksi]

The stretch of the Second Ave Subway was actually cut and cover dug during the 1970’s. There are sections other sections of the line reaching downtown that have been constructed since 1920. It behooves the NYC riding public to demand that these sections finally be connected into the currently running section.

[nachiketmirkar]

Proud to be working in project controls department and this channel inspires me like anything for being a civil engineer ❤

[JayPatel-nejf]

Nice! The track matches well with the video and New York.

[theroman]

All of your videos are incredible, but the NYC ones take the cake. Thank you for the great content!

[kirkmattoon]

You skipped the single most expensive feature of tunneling in NYC: featherbedding. Foreign subway builders who come to watch the subway being built are amazed at the enormous crews who mostly stand around all day doing nothing, at very high wages. The unions have a stranglehold on city administrations, and the only way anything gets built is to give in to their extortionate demands. The Times did an extensive article on the subject a couple of years ago.