 The MTA 's forecasted opening date for Phase I is December 30 , 2016 , as of January 2 , 2015 . Horodniceanu called earlier estimates lacking " the precision required " . On May 2 , 2014 , it was reported that Phase 1 of the line was 66 % complete , and six of the ten construction contracts awarded were already being worked on . The agency was still targeting December 2016 as a completion date , and the project is still within budget at a cost of $ 4 @.@ 45 billion , while serving approximately 200 @,@ 000 daily riders . As of April 2015 , the first phase is 82 % complete . 
