Hudson Rail Tunnel

NJBIZ & Gateway Development Commission - Wed January 31, 2024

Shortlist of Design-Build Teams Invited to Bid On Hudson Tunnel Rail Project in N.Y., N.J

Forward momentum continued for the Hudson Tunnel Project during the fourth week of January as the Gateway Development Commission (GDC), which is managing what has been described as the nation's most critical infrastructure project, announced a major next step....

CBS News & CEG - Thu February 02, 2023

VIDEO: New Day, New Tunnel: Biden Touts $292M Grant to Build N.J.-N.Y. Rail Connection

President Biden traveled to New York Jan. 31 to highlight a $292 million grant that will help build a critical new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey, part of a broader effort to highlight his economic vision for American infrastructure....

David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri May 03, 2019

House Chair Vows to Get New York Rail Tunnel Built

NEW YORK (AP) — The chairman of a House transportation committee said May 2, he'll get a new rail tunnel built between New Jersey and New York even if it takes legislative maneuvering. Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio spoke at New York's Penn Station as he and several members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure prepared to tour the 109-year-old Hudson River tunnel and other rail infrastructure....

AASHTO Journal - Mon March 18, 2019

New Study Reveals Cost of Hudson Tunnel Shutdown

A 20-page study issued by the urban research and advocacy organization known as Regional Plan Association in mid-February found that a shutdown of a 110-year old, two-track train tunnel under the Hudson River would cost the U.S....

Associated Press - Mon October 22, 2018

Cuomo Tours Hudson River Tunnel in Push for Federal Funding

Gov. Andrew Cuomo toured the tunnel underneath the Hudson River the night of Oct. 17, in a push to get federal funding for the Gateway Project. The governor brought a camera crew along for the tour and said he plans to send the footage to President Donald Trump....

Fri December 22, 2017

Cuomo, Christie Set Aside $5.55B for Hudson Rail Tunnel

The governors of New York and New Jersey announced their plan to provide $5.55 billion or half the total project cost to build a proposed Gateway Tunnel under the Hudson River for passenger trains moving in and out of New York City....