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Jan 1942
Tunnel Construction, Sixth Avenue Subway, New York, NY
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Volume 107, Issue 1
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As part of the contract to construct Section 10 of the Sixth Avenue Subway, between 40th and 47th streets, in New York City, one double-track, and two single-track, tunnels were driven for three blocks under a busy city street, under the foundations of an operating elevated railroad, very close to buildings varying from two to sixteen stories in height, through a variety of rock formations, and with scant cover. This paper describes how the work was planned and organized to provide efficient and continuous progress, how it was executed, and at what cost; and it describes the type and adaptability of the equipment used. The major factor in the execution of this work was the necessity for safety.
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© 1942 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Jacob Feld, M.ASCE
Cons. Engr., New York, N. Y.
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