NY MTA Begins Design Phase of Interborough Express Rail Project

A new transit rail line that would run between Brooklyn and Queens is set to undergo a design and environmental review process, a step forward in providing rapid public transportation to underserved areas of New York City.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will release a request for proposals for preliminary engineering and design of the 14-mile Interborough Express project, or IBX, while at the same time embarking on the environmental review work with the federal government, MTA officials announced Tuesday during a press conference at the site of a future IBX station in Jackson Heights in Queens.