Template:Did you know nominations/East Side Access


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 12:19, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

East Side Access

 * ... that the East Side Access railroad expansion project in New York City costs about 3,500,000,000 $/mi of new tunnel, seven times higher than in other countries? Source: NY Times 2017. "The estimated cost of the Long Island Rail Road project, known as “East Side Access,” has ballooned to $12 billion, or nearly $3.5 billion for each new mile of track — seven times the average elsewhere in the world.".
 * ALT1:.. that a railroad expansion to New York City's Grand Central Terminal is estimated to cost US$11.1 billion in total? Source: NY Times 2018. "A new train station under Grand Central Terminal and a tunnel connecting it to the Long Island Rail Road will now cost more than $11 billion — about $1 billion more than a 2014 estimate, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority."
 * ALT2:.. that the East Side Access railroad expansion project in New York City, once proposed for completion in 2009 at a cost of US$4.3 billion, but now is planned for completion in 2022 at a cost of US$11 billion? Sources: (1) NY Daily News 2014. "The authority originally estimated the link would be ready for LIRR riders by 2009 at a cost of $4.3 billion, according to the state controller's office." (2) NY Times 2018. See the $11 billion quote mentioned in ALT1, plus: "The project is unlikely to open before December 2022."
 * Reviewed: Lapa do Santo

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk), Kew Gardens 613 (talk), and PrecipiceofDuck (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 01:08, 4 October 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg This is my first DYK review, but I've done some DYK nominations and I do believe this is a pretty clear case. New enough, long enough, well-sourced with reliable inline cites, neutral, no copyvio/plagarism/close paragraphasing (all that comes up with the Copyvio Tool is either a quote or just a title that can't be paraphrased anymore), hooks are clearly cited by a reliable sources, and QPQ has been done. I prefer the original hook, as it seems the most interesting. I don't see anything that would prevent this from passing, so good to go! -- SkyGazer 512 Oh no, what did I do this time? 03:05, 17 October 2018 (UTC)