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fromBrooklyn Eagle
1 hour ago

Gateway tunnel commission sues DOT as shutdown deadline nears

Gateway Commission sued DOT over $205,275,358 withholding, risking a Feb. 6 work stoppage, about 1,000 jobs, and stalled Hudson River tunnel construction.
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fromnj
3 months ago

Here's what happens to the Hudson River tunnel project linking N.J. and N.Y.C. now that Trump 'terminated' it

President Trump has permanently canceled the $16 billion Gateway Hudson Tunnel project, prompting widespread local and congressional concern about commuter access and regional rail capacity.
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fromAol
4 months ago

US puts hold on $18 billion for New York's Hudson Tunnel, Second Ave Subway

The $17.2 billion Hudson River tunnel project -- which received more than $11 billion in federal grants -- is repairing an existing tunnel, and building a new one for passenger railroad Amtrak and state commuter lines between New Jersey and Manhattan. Any failure of the current Hudson tunnel, which was heavily damaged during 2012's Superstorm Sandy, would hobble commuting in the metropolitan area that produces 10% of the country's economic output.
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