Mayor Bloomberg is working on a proposal to extend the No. 7 train into New Jersey — the first time any New York City subway train has left the five boroughs, sources told The Post.
The mayor’s plan would continue the subway line from its still under construction stop at 34th Street and 11th Avenue and have it conclude in Secaucus, NJ, where it could connect to New Jersey Transit trains.
“Like others, we’re looking at — and open to discussing — creative, fiscally responsible alternatives,” said Andrew Brent, a spokesman for Deputy Mayor Robert Steel.
The idea, which is still at a very preliminary stage, would be to use the proposed ARC tunnel that would have brought Amtrak and NJ Transit trains to Penn Station before New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie killed it, citing cost overruns.
The feds and Port Authority had each committed three billion to the project and that money could go towards funding the No. 7.
“Extending the 7 line to New Jersey could address many of the region’s transportation capacity issues at a fraction of the original tunnel’s cost,” Brent said.
The estimated cost would be $5.3 billion — about half the cost of the original ARC plan, sources said.