 The MTA's forecasted opening date for Phase I is December 30, 2016, as of January 2, 2015. Horodniceanu called earlier estimates lacking "the precision required". On May 2, 2014, it was reported that Phase 1 of the line was 66 % complete, and six of the ten construction contracts awarded were already being worked on. The agency was still targeting December 2016 as a completion date, and the project is still within budget at a cost of $ 4.45 billion, while serving approximately 200,000 daily riders. As of April 2015, the first phase is 82 % complete.
