Sentences with phrase «new rail tunnel»

This change was good news for the beleaguered ARC tunnel, the proposed new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.

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.

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.

Even the Trump administration's recent letter casting doubt on federal funding for a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey has political overtones.

Trump's threat to veto funding for a new rail tunnel into New York City is showing — as it did in last year's tax debate — that Republicans from the region don't necessarily have the ear of a president whom they consider a local.

Trump is pressing congressional Republicans to oppose funding for a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, using the power of his office to block a key priority for the region and his Democratic rivals, according to several people with knowledge of his actions.

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.

It also urged the construction of a new rail tunnel underneath 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 renewed push for high - speed rail comes at the same time the region is struggling to fund subway repairs and a new rail tunnel between New Jersey and Penn Station.

Mr. Cuomo will discuss New York's infrastructure needs with Ms. Chao, including the Gateway project, which would create a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, and «the need for the federal government to step up and fund those projects,» according to a person with direct knowledge of the governor's plans, who spoke before the trip had been announced.

New York, New Jersey, the Port Authority and federal officials are reportedly now hammering out a framework for a new entity dedicated solely to building a new rail tunnel connecting New Jersey commuters to their jobs in midtown Manhattan.

The Trump administration has thrown a monkey wrench into one of the region's most urgent transportation projects — the construction of a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River.

Near the site where a new rail tunnel could one day run under the Hudson River, officials said that a recently passed federal transportation bill would make it easier to secure funding for the long - awaited project.

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.

In August, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the region to create a separate «development corporation» to build a new rail tunnel connecting New Jersey commuters to their jobs in midtown Manhattan.

Schumer's main regional focus in opposing the Trump infrastructure plan and budget bill is lack of direct funding for the Gateway project — long - awaited improvements in the New Jersey - New York City railroad link whose centerpiece is a new rail tunnel underneath the Hudson River.

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