MTA looking to dig tunnel underneath cemetery in Middle Village for Interborough Express, scrapping street-running plan

The MTA says it is considering digging a tunnel underneath a Queens cemetery to carry the proposed Interborough Express (IBX) light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens, nine months after amNewYork Metro exposed the grave potential consequences of previous plans to run trams on the street. MTA construction chief Jamie Torres-Springer told reporters Tuesday that … Continue reading MTA looking to dig tunnel underneath cemetery in Middle Village for Interborough Express, scrapping street-running plan