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West Side Subway Extension Plan Shrinks

2 Planned Stations Scrapped, But Construction May Start Soon

NEW YORK (AP) ― Transit officials say they're ready to roll on a subway line extension designed to catalyze a major redevelopment on Manhattan's West Side. But they are scrubbing plans for one of the two new stations in order to save money.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's board is expected to vote next week on spending $1.1 million to start digging a tunnel to stretch the 7 subway line west from Times Square.

The project was thrown into question earlier this year over concern about cost overruns.

The current plan calls for a new station at West 34th Street and 11th Avenue. But it no longer includes a "shell" of another station at West 41st Street.

The city has agreed to pay up to $2.1 billion for the project.

It is a key component of a plan to transform an expanse of MTA-owned rail yards into business and residential hub.

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