 In July 2016 , news outlets reported that the Second Avenue Line had a " significant risk " of a delayed opening . The test train for the subway line was not set to run until October 2016 , despite the line being projected to open within two months of that date . Also , contractors had only reached 70 % of the construction milestones for June 2016 , and 80 % of the May 2016 milestones . For instance , communications systems at the stations were not finished , despite the fact that these systems should have been wired already , and the elevator at 72nd Street had not been delivered yet . As of July 25 , 2016 , construction spending was only $ 32 million for the month , even though a monthly spending goal of $ 46 million was needed to complete the project on time . 
