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East Harlem Viaduct Rebuilt in Record Time | New York City News
They just finished rebuilding a 133-year-old rail viaduct in East Harlem five years early—without anyone noticing—and with trains running 97% on time. Using custom gantry systems, crews lifted 200,000-pound bridge sections into place between active tracks, all while keeping Metro-North running. The project came in nearly $200 million under budget, thanks to a mandate to innovate and cut costs. It’s part of a $9 billion citywide push to upgrade aging transit infrastructure. But not everyone’s happy—the owner of a garden center displaced from under the viaduct says his business is suffering…
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