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The MTA wants to get most disruptive the work done before then, so I'm thrilled we are moving forward quickly with the design phase of this massive, long-delayed effort. With a sizable percentage of LIRR riders expected to shift their trips to Grand Central Madison, Penn Station will have five years with lower customer volumes before a new influx of customers arrives on Metro-North Railroad by 2027. "The opening of Grand Central Madison in just a few months provides us with a once-a-century opportunity to rebuild Penn Station. "Awarding the design contract is a huge step forward in Governor Hochul's effort to make Penn Station-once again!-a safe, world-class transit facility," Janno Lieber, MTA Chair and CEO, said in an official statement. Additionally, the station will be integrated with the new Moynihan Train Hall. According to the master plan, high-rise residential towers will also be constructed, and they could create 1,800 apartments with 540 permanently affordable units. The changes are set to affect an estimated 650,000 daily commuters, who will also benefit from the presence of a new 30,000-square-foot public plaza outside the station featuring more bike lanes and docking stations as well as widened sidewalks.

The current plan does not add train capacity, although a separate Gateway program is in the works to increase rail capacity between NYC and Newark, New Jersey by building new train tunnels under the Hudson River and renovating existing ones. Improved safety and accessibility is also on the list with additional elevators, escalators, and waiting areas, and the project is also set to incorporate other retail and dining options. The project's priorities list revolve around a better passenger experience in terms of flow and overcrowding, and more station entrances and exits will serve this goal. Last year, FXCollaborative and WSP unveiled the Penn Station Master Plan, which envisioned Penn Station becoming a 250,000-square-foot single-level facility built around a grand train hall and sprawling from Madison Square Garden to 2 Penn Plaza. The transformation of Penn cannot come soon enough, and we look forward to building a world-class station that puts New Yorkers first, delivers a rider-focused transit experience, and a great neighborhood they deserve." "By approving the contract for the redesign of Penn Station, we move another step closer to getting it done. "Since crews took a wrecking ball to the original Penn Station in 1963, generations of New Yorkers have been united in their call to build a new station worthy of New York," Governor Hochul said in an official statement. It is estimated that the record project will cost a whopping $6-7 billion, with a first-year base contract of up to $57.9 million to develop the preliminary station design. Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that the MTA, in partnership with NJ Transit and Amtrak, just approved the contract for the massive project to a joint venture of architects of FXCollaborative, engineering firm WSP, and British design studio John McAslan and Partners. Meanwhile, those who support alternative visions for the future of Penn Station have put forth some intriguing renderings.Penn Station could finally shed its reputation as a dingy dungeon, thanks to a new renovation plan that's finally received approval. In recent months, support for the plan has waned and developer Vornado has said their work on the project is currently paused. That plan has since been given a new name under Governor Hochul, the Pennsylvania Station Area Civic and Land Use Improvement Project.

Under the current redevelopment plan, first put forth under former governor Andrew Cuomo as the Empire Station Complex Project, several landmarked eligible buildings would be sacrificed to make way for 10 new office towers.

Today, as plans are put forth for the redevelopment of the area surrounding Penn Station, buildings in the neighborhood are once again at risk of demolition. The Railroad company did not pay relocation expenses. La estación Pensilvania(en inglés: Pennsylvania Station), conocida comúnmente como Penn Station, es una estaciónterminal y un importante punto ferroviario del tren de cercaníasde la ciudad de Nueva York. The last building they kept standing and operating was a pub so the construction workers had somewhere to drink.

The workers were methodical with their demolition plan. Pennsylvania Station is located in the heart of New York Citys West Side nestled between 7th and 9th avenues adjacent to world-famous Madison Square Garden on. The Pennsylvania Railroad had to demolish 500 buildings and displace roughly 6,000 people in order to build Penn Station.