Gov. Kathy Hochul will roll out plans to expand the Second Avenue subway into Harlem and revamp Jamaica Terminal in Queens as part of her State of the State address Tuesday. 

The Second Avenue expansion would extend the Q train line along West 125th Street, adding three new stops at Lenox Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue and Broadway, Hochul said in a press release. 

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Gov. Kathy Hochul will roll out plans to expand the Second Avenue subway into Harlem and revamp Jamaica Terminal in Queens as part of her State of the State address Tuesday

The expansion would extend the Q train line along West 125th Street, adding three new stops at Lenox Avenue, St. Nicholas Avenue and Broadway

In August, the MTA’s board approved a $1.9 billion contract to bore a new tunnel leading up to East 125th Street and start building a station at 116th Street

The extension will “save hundreds of millions of dollars in future costs and reduce time — big wins for the 240,000 daily riders projected to benefit,” she said in a statement. 

The Jamaica Terminal renovation, meanwhile, would “modernize” the transit hub, which connects the Long Island Rail Road, the subway and John F. Kennedy International Airport’s AirTrain.

“Jamaica Station is a critical gateway for commuters on Long Island and travelers from around the world, but it has lacked investment for decades — not anymore,” Hochul said, noting that she would put $50 million toward the project’s design phase. 

The revamp will improve traffic flow and reduce crowding at the station, which hasn’t seen upgrades in more than two decades, she added. 

Hochul previously funded a feasibility study for the proposed subway extension. Her new commitment will focus on preliminary engineering and design. 

In August, the MTA’s board approved a $1.9 billion contract to bore a new tunnel leading up to East 125th Street and start building a station at 116th Street. 

“This is long overdue,” Hochul said at the time. “I think this, for the people of East Harlem, the time of promises is over.”  

Tunneling is set to start in 2027, with service slated to launch in 2032.