Michael Young, Published on March 20, 2022, Reprinted from New York YIMBY

Construction has begun on the High Line Moynihan Connector, a nearly 1,200-foot-long extension of the High Line with a walkway and bridge that will link the elevated park with the Manhattan West development and provide easier access to Moynihan Train Hall and Penn Station. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill collaborated with James Corner Field Operations for the design, which calls for two 600-foot-long bridges built by Turner Construction Company, and work is proceeding under a $50 million public-private partnership between Empire State Development (ESD), Friends of the High Line, and Brookfield Properties. The extension will run along West 30th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues and bend to the north at Dyer Avenue to reach the Manhattan West plaza above West 31st Street.

The Woodland Bridge segment will connect to the High Line and will be populated with a dense landscape of shrubbery and trees thanks to deep soil beds embedded into the structure. The Timber Bridge is the final leg that connects to Manhattan West’s Magnolia Court, and has an open-air truss system made of sustainably sourced wood. This structure will be finished with additional steel decking and bronze handrails.

Photographs taken from the High Line and surrounding streets show work on the foundations underway and excavation and pilings progressing eastward. There are some footings finished and awaiting the columns that will hold the walkway. Construction should carry on above street level throughout much of 2022, and YIMBY will keep an eye out for the arrival and assembly of the superstructure.

The below photo shows the section that will rise over Dyer Street and connect to Magnolia Court between 5 Manhattan West and The Eugene at 435 West 31st Street.

The High Line Moynihan Connector is expected to be finished in May 2023, as stated on the construction board.