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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                           NOVEMBER 28, 2025        |  The Indian Eye 20

                              NYC Launches $10 Million 3D

             Underground Mapping Platform to Boost

                        Safety and Speed Up Construction

            OUR BUREAU
            New York, NY

                   ew York City Mayor Eric Ad-
                   ams has announced a first-in-
            Nthe-nation initiative to map
            and digitally integrate the city’s vast
            underground  infrastructure,  unveil-
            ing a $10 million program that will
            allow city agencies and utility compa-
            nies to securely share three-dimen-
            sional data of what lies beneath the
            streets.  The  platform  —  known  as
            3D Underground, or 3DU — aims
            to prevent infrastructure failures, im-
            prove emergency response, stream-
            line construction and bring New York
            City in line with global leaders like
            Singapore and Tokyo.

            The new  system  will visualize
            and consolidate information
            ranging from water and sew-
            er lines to electrical conduits,
            gas pipes, fiber cables and
            soil composition. For the first
            time, all this critical data will
            be accessible across agencies
            and utilities, helping planners   build and maintain critical infrastruc-  gency response.            Engineering.
                                                                                                                      State and international partners
                                                                                    Columbia University professor
            avoid costly delays and giving    ture starts with knowing what’s be-  George Deodatis said the collabora-  welcomed the announcement. Rory
                                              neath our feet.”
            emergency responders a more           The concept for 3DU dates back   tion will turn decades of soil data into   Christian, CEO of the New York State
            complete picture of the terrain  to the immediate aftermath of the   “actionable knowledge,” strengthen-  Department of Public Service, said the
            during crises.                    September 11 attacks, when recovery   ing the resilience of infrastructure,   effort would improve coordination
                                              teams struggled to locate and moni-  transportation networks and future   and benefit both taxpayers and utility
                                              tor hazards such as large freon tanks   development.                ratepayers. Carsten Roensdorf of the
                “Keeping New Yorkers safe     buried under Lower Manhattan. The     The goals of the 3DU project in-  United Kingdom’s National Under-
            doesn’t just mean  knowing what’s   new platform is designed to integrate   clude improving emergency response,   ground Asset Register called the proj-
            above ground — it means understand-  mapping advances made since then   modernizing capital project planning,   ect a “crucial enabler”  for safer  ex-
            ing what’s below,” Mayor Adams said.   and provide a unified, secure tool that   reducing cost overruns, boosting cli-  cavation and resilient infrastructure.
            “For too long, the city hasn’t had a   agencies can rely on during emergen-  mate resilience and minimizing dis-  The initiative also aligns with
            complete picture of how our under-  cies and large-scale capital projects.  ruptions to residents, businesses and   Mayor Adams’ “Getting Stuff Built”
            ground systems work together. Today   A major part of the initiative in-  transit systems. The initiative is fund-  agenda, aimed at modernizing project
            we’re launching a groundbreaking ini-  volves developing a detailed 3D soil   ed by a $10 million U.S. Housing and   delivery, cutting red tape and upgrad-
            tiative that will help us respond fast-  map of the city. The Office of Tech-  Urban Development grant allocated   ing infrastructure citywide.
            er to emergencies, eliminate delays   nology and Innovation will digitize   after Hurricane Ida.          With 3DU, New York becomes the
            in construction, and build a smarter,   geotechnical reports submitted to the   New York City expects to make   first city in the United States to launch
            more coordinated and resilient New   Department of Buildings and partner   the platform available to agencies   a comprehensive, citywide data-shar-
            York City.”                       with Columbia University to estimate   and utilities by early 2028. The proj-  ing platform for underground mapping
                Deputy Mayor for Operations   soil conditions in areas lacking direct   ect builds on earlier underground   — a move officials say will strengthen
            Jeff Roth said the program will trans-  data. This information will support   scanning work conducted by the city   safety, accelerate development and
            form how the city maintains and   better planning for construction,   in partnership with utility compa-  position the city as a global leader
            builds infrastructure: “Our ability to   stormwater management and emer-  nies and NYU’s Tandon  School  of   in next-generation urban planning.

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