 The final contract , for architectural and mechanical and electrical work at 72nd , 86th , and 96th Street stations ; rehabilitation of the Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street station ; and the Systems Contract ( track , signals , and communications ) for the entire Phase 1 area was awarded on June 1 , 2013 . On a July 2013 " report card " that indicated the progress of the subway by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney , the construction progress got a " B " . Blasting for the station caverns was finished in November 2013 , and the muck houses were taken down at around the same time . 
