proposed to run the line from the 63rd Street tunnel under Northern Boulevard to Flushing (near the current Flushing–Main Street station), then south under Kissena and Parsons boulevards to meet with the LIE at Queens College. The LIE line was approved in July 1968. The line was opposed by many residents of the surrounding communities because it would entail widening I-495, which would necessitate the demolition of nearby homes. By 1973, the final design for the Northeast Queens LIE line was published. The LIE line was canceled later that year because state residents had voted against a $3.5-billion (equivalent to $ in ) bond measure that would have paid for five subway extensions, including the LIE line. This was the second time that voters declined a bond issue to finance this extension, with the first being on November 2, 1971, for $2.5 billion (equivalent to $ in ). Exit list Mid-Manhattan Expressway (canceled) If built, the MME would have had the following exits: See also 495 Productions - Reality show production company named for the highway L.I.E. - 2001 film whose title is based on the initials of the highway References External links Interstate 495 - New York (AARoads.com) I-495 (Greater New York Roads) Long Island's Official Online Community & LIE Relief Site Long Island Expressway @ NYC Road Geek 95-4 New York Expressways in New York City History of transportation in New York City 4 New York 95-4 Roads on Long Island 495 Transportation in Manhattan Transportation in Nassau County, New York Transportation in Queens, New York Transportation in Suffolk County, New York Unfinished buildings and structures in the United States