New Jersey Back on Board with New “Gateway Tunnel” Project?
Amtrak announced it will spend $50 million to study a new Hudson River tunnel project expected to cost $13.5 billion. The two-tunnel “Gateway” project was fast-tracked after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie canceled a similar rail project last fall. New Jersey’s two United States Senators attended the announcement, and Governor Christie was thrilled that New Jersey will now be getting a tunnel project not financed by New Jersey’s residents. The project will require the expansion of Penn Station in New York, and the acquisition of several properties in that neighborhood. It is unclear what will happen with the properties in New Jersey that New Jersey Transit acquired before the ARC project was cancelled. What new takings may occur in New Jersey will also remain unclear until Amtrak completes its preliminary study.
For more media coverage on the new Gateway project, please see the following:
Amtrak, NJ senators propose new Hudson rail tunnel (Wall Street Journal)
With One Plan for a Hudson Tunnel Dead, Senators Offer Another Option (New York Times)
Plan for $13.5B NJ-NY rail link (New York Post)
For previous blog posts on the cancelled ARC Tunnel project, please see the following:
ARC Tunnel Costs Continue to Mount
Governor Christie Kills ARC Tunnel Project, Again
Arc Tunnel: Back From the Dead?
The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Cory K. Kestner, Esq., of McKirdy & Riskin, PA, in the preparation of this article.
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- New Jersey; Amtrak announce plans for “Gateway Project” to replace failed Hudson River commuter tunnel (gadling.com)
- Gov. Christie says new Gateway tunnel plan addresses his ARC project cost concerns (nj.com)
- Report: New Hudson River Rail Tunnel In The Works (newyork.cbslocal.com)
- Amtrak plans $13.5bn NYC tunnel (bbc.co.uk)
- Amtrak, senators announce NY-NJ rail tunnels plan (reuters.com)
