On January 27, 2016, the final major contract for the construction of East Side Access was awarded for the construction of four railroad platforms and eight tracks for the new Grand Central Terminal. The project was initially scheduled to be completed by 2009, but , the opening date of East Side Access was tentatively projected to be December 2023 or late 2023. , the MTA was looking to start passenger service in December 2022, at an estimated cost of $11.1 billion.