Sentences with phrase «river rail tunnel»

All criticized New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for pulling the plug on the Hudson River rail tunnel project: Access to the Region's Core.

Money for a new Hudson River rail tunnel is in question.

Deteriorating transit conditions have led to renewed criticism of Christie for canceling a new Hudson River rail tunnel project soon after taking office in 2010, saying the cost to his state was too high.

The $ 24 billion plan to build two new Hudson River rail tunnels has moved several steps closer toward a 2019 start date, officials say, though details of how it would be paid for remain a work in progress.

As Assistant Executive Director and then Executive Director of NJ Transit, he advanced the business plan to construction start of Hudson River rail tunnels.

Not exact matches

The Gateway Project would add an $ 11 billion rail tunnel under the Hudson River to complement deteriorating, century - old tunnels that are at risk of closing in a few years.

Trump was «very positive» toward a multi-billion dollar plan to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River at a White House confab last week, but «the fat lady hasn't sung yet,» U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has pulled out of the group leading the $ 23.9 billion Gateway Program that includes digging a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

A multi-billion dollar plan to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River could be even more expensive because of the Scaffold Law — a 19th century liability law critics say drives up liability insurance costs, a group looking to repeal the law warned.

The list also includes two expensive projects in the president's home town, New York City, a major subway extension and new rail tunnels under the Hudson River.

Construction of an urgently needed rail tunnel under the Hudson River became more likely after NJ Gov. Chris Christie and Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed a plan for the two states and the Port Authority to cover half of the project's expected $ 20 billion cost — as long as the federal government covers the other half.

Construction of an urgently needed rail tunnel under the Hudson River appears to have suddenly become much more likely after Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday endorsed a plan for the two states and the Port Authority to cover half of the project's expected $ 20 billion cost, with the federal government being asked to pay the other half.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants New York to shoulder more of the cost of any new passenger rail tunnels under the Hudson River.

If New Jersey's Transportation Trust Fund, which funds transportation projects, were broke, for example, governors would raid the Port Authority, the way Christie diverted funds set aside for Access to the Region's Core (ARC), the stalled rail tunnel project under the Hudson River to Manhattan, to rebuild the Pulaski Skyway.

Building a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey has been one of the nation's top infrastructure priorities for several years.

This part of the yards, named after the former moniker of Skillman Avenue, «Harold Avenue,» services multiple divisions of the Long Island Rail Road, Amtrak and New Jersey Transit, which use the Sunnyside Yards to turn around after coming out of the four East River Tunnels from Penn Station in Manhattan.

Rising estimates for the new Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson River could cost the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey an additional $ 800 million, according to statements made by a trustee of the agency tasked with building Gateway.

The existing rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River, on which the two states» economies rely, is fast deteriorating.

Mr. Cuomo is asking the administration to restart efforts to build new rail tunnels beneath the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York City, and headed to Washington for a meeting with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao after huddling with the New York...

Governor Andrew Cuomo says new rail tunnels are needed under the Hudson River to alleviate congestion and the federal government needs to commit more money for the project to make it work.

«Not to put mass transit on the bridge is a terrible mistake,» said Bloomberg, who also criticized New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's decision to cancel a rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

Amtrak says repairs to the East River tunnels damaged by Superstorm Sandy and used by the Long Island Rail Road may not start before 2025.

The New York MTA is receiving $ 193,136,983 for repair and restoration of the East River tunnels; the South Ferry / Whitehall station; the Rockaway line; rail yards, maintenance shops, and other facilities; and heavy rail cars.

In such a scenario, many of the tunnels — subway, highway, and rail — crossing into the Bronx beneath the Harlem River, and under the East River would be flooded within the hour, the report said.

Large infrastructure investments planned included the digging of a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.