Governor Christie Kills ARC Tunnel Project, Again

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has announced that the trans-Hudson ARC Tunnel project will remain canceled, after agreeing to take another look at its fiscal impact upon urging from federal transportation officials.  The project would have added a second commuter rail tunnel and line between the Frank Lautenberg rail station in Secaucus and a new terminal in Manhattan, but is now history due to the Governor’s conclusion that cost overruns would cost New Jersey tax payers billions that New Jersey did not have available and could not afford.  While many suspected that additional funding might be provided from other sources, the Governor’s decision appears to have been largely based upon New Jersey’s sole responsibility for the cost overruns.

For more on this story, read Mike Frassinelli’s article in today’s Star-Ledger.

Stay tuned for more to follow.

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