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The Fulton Center<\/b> is a transit center and retail complex centered at the intersection of Fulton Street<\/a> and Broadway<\/a> in Lower Manhattan<\/a>, New York City<\/a>. The complex is part of a $1.4 billion project by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority<\/a> (MTA), a public agency of the state ofNew York<\/a>, to rehabilitate the Fulton Street<\/a> New York City Subway<\/a> station, and construct new underground passageways and access points into the complex. The complex officially opened on November 10, 2014, along with the Dey Street Passageway<\/a>.<\/sup><\/p>\n

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The project is intended to improve access to and connections among the New York City Subway<\/a> services stopping at the Fulton Street station<\/a>\u00a0and, through the Dey Street Passageway and the upcoming World Trade Center Transportation Hub<\/a>, provide connections to the Chambers Street \u2013 World Trade Center \/ Park Place<\/a>, Cortlandt Street<\/a> (1<\/a><\/span>), and Cortlandt Street<\/a> (N<\/a><\/span> R<\/a><\/span>) stations, as well as the PATH<\/a> World Trade Center station.\u00a0Funding for the construction project, which began in 2005, dried up for several years, with no final approved plan and no schedule for completion.\u00a0Plans for the transit center, however, were rejuvenated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009<\/a>.\u00a0Ove Arup and Partners<\/a> served as the prime consultant of the entire project.<\/p>\n

“Appointed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as lead architect in collaboration with prime design consultant Arup, Grimshaw has designed a dynamic transport environment that streamlines connectivity and enhances the user experience for 300,000 daily passengers.<\/p>\n

The central architectural concept of redirecting natural light deep into the transit environment culminates in the design of the dome\u2019s interior and a new integrated artwork, Sky Reflector-Net (2013), developed in collaboration with Arup, Grimshaw and James Carpenter Design Associates. The artwork inspired the attention of the public who stopped to take photos and look up at the sky, whilst 120 feet below ground.”
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The Fulton Center connects the 2<\/a><\/span> 3<\/a><\/span> 4<\/a><\/span> 5<\/a><\/span> A<\/a><\/span> C<\/a><\/span> J<\/a><\/span> N<\/a><\/span> R<\/a><\/span> Z<\/a><\/span>\u00a0services via an east-west underground passageway and features a high-visibility Transit Center with entrances on Broadway between Fulton Street and John Street.<\/p>\n

In addition to work on the four linked Fulton Street stations, the Dey Street Passageway<\/a> was built outside fare control<\/a>\u00a0to connect to the\u00a0Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line)<\/a> station. Previously a passageway inside fare control would also be built to connect to the World Trade Center (IND Eighth Avenue Line)<\/a> station, part of the Chambers Street \u2013 World Trade Center \/ Park Place<\/a> station complex. However, this passageway was ultimately canceled due to value engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The major elements of the Fulton Center rehabilitation project included:<\/p>\n