MTA official defends 2nd Avenue Subway’s $6B price tag
(New York Post Local News)

The Second Avenue Subway is the most expensive underground train line the history - but transit officials defended the $6 billion price-tag Monday, blaming it in part on New York City’s fire code. The first phase of the line cost $2.7 billion per mile, while a forthcoming 1.5-mile extension to 125th Street is set to...