Lower Manhattan–Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project

The Lower Manhattan–Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project was a proposed public works project in New York City, New York, that would use the Long Island Rail Road's Atlantic Branch and a new tunnel under the East River to connect a new train station near or at the World Trade Center Transportation Hub site with John F. Kennedy International Airport and Jamaica station on the LIRR. It would allow for a one-seat, 36-minute-long ride between JFK Airport and Lower Manhattan, cut commuting times from Long Island by up to 40% and reduce crowding on the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line (2 and ​3 trains), IRT Lexington Avenue Line (4 and ​5 trains), IND Eighth Avenue Line (A and ​C trains), and BMT Broadway Line (N, R, and ​W trains) in Manhattan. The Lower Manhattan–Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project was a priority of former New York Governor George Pataki.

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