Sentences with phrase «rail tunnel»

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.

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

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.

Now that the federal government and Amtrak have agreed to split the tab for a new cross-Hudson rail tunnel with New York and New Jersey, the next question is how the two states will split their half of the roughly $ 20 billion cost.

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.

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

Long Island Republican Rep. Pete King hopes his gift of gab convinced Trump to support funding a stalled rail tunnel linking New York and New Jersey, saying the two conferred about the $ 30 billion Gateway Project the president has vowed to block during the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon on Capitol Hill.

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.

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.

The longest tunnel, just before the railway station at the village of Barog, spans more than a kilometre and at the time of its completion in the late nineteenth century was the longest rail tunnel in the world.

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

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

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On the heels of US Senator Charles Schumer's announcement that he will push for construction of a new cross-Hudson rail tunnel from Secaucus to Penn Station, he said Wednesday that he would lobby for a «Secaucus Loop.»

It also urged the construction of a new rail tunnel underneath 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.

NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that his and Gov. Chris Christie's proposal to split the cost of a cross-Hudson rail tunnel with the federal government was not a starting point for negotiations, but rather «the endpoint.»

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.

Murphy said he expects there to be a new Hudson River rail tunnel during his tenure, believing that «cooler heads will prevail» to push the Gateway project, which recently received some pushback on funding from the Trump administration.

The world's longest and deepest rail tunnel has officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work.

The environmental review for a new Hudson River rail tunnel missed a key deadline.

President Donald Trump held a «productive» but ultimately inconclusive meeting with metropolitan area officials on a major rail tunnel project that would connect New York and New Jersey, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office.

With the two Hudson rail tunnels threatening to give up the ghost on a moment's notice, the Gateway project, which would add two more and still barely keep up with growth in ridership, hardly qualifies as a frill.

The project calls for building a new tunnel linking New Jersey and Manhattan to alleviate traffic on two century - old rail tunnels.

Cuomo also called for the federal government to fulfill its commitment to split funding on the Gateway Project, which will construct and repair rail tunnels under the Hudson River connecting New York and New Jersey.

Then we descend into a dark, dust - blackened tunnel that connects the north and southbound rail tunnels.

The Guardian reports that the two - mile long Belgian solar rail tunnel was specifically built to protect trains from falling trees on a high - speed rail link that runs by an ancient forest.

Rep. Pete King hopes his gift of gab convinced President Trump to support funding a stalled rail tunnel linking New York and New Jersey.

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.

Gateway Tunnel's Fate Under Trump Has Been Clear for Months President Donald Trump asked Republican congressional leaders to block federal funding for the Gateway rail tunnel from New Jersey into Manhattan, The Washington Post reported late last week.

It took Swiss engineers 14 years to dig the world's longest rail tunnel, the 57 - kilometre Gotthard Base Tunnel under the Alps.

«The leaders from New York and New Jersey reiterated that construction of new passenger rail tunnels under the Hudson is not only urgent, but critical for the entire northeast region and long overdue.»

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

The governor has championed the new Tappan Zee Bridge, promised a rebuilt La Guardia Airport, pledged to fund the authority's $ 29 billion capital plan and, after a bit of acrimony, thrown the state's support behind a new Hudson River rail tunnel.

The most - pressing question, according to transportation planners, is what, if anything, his proposal portends for Penn South, Amtrak's planned extension of Penn Station to accommodate increased traffic from a new cross-Hudson rail tunnel.

Federal funding for the $ 30 billion Gateway rail tunnel project under the Hudson River is imperiled due to the rift between Trump and Schumer.

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.

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.

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.

In the face of Trump's newfound interest in denying federal funding to a rail tunnel between New Jersey and New York Penn Station — the Western Hemisphere's busiest rail hub — the region's leaders are playing it cool, somewhat.

More recently, Centre Island developer Vincent Polimeni proposed a road and rail tunnel linking Long Island to Westchester County about 10 years ago.

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.

The Long Island Republican conferred with Trump Thursday during the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon on Capitol Hill about funds for the $ 30 billion «Gateway Project» that would that would build two rail tunnels under the Hudson River.

Cuomo's statement came in the wake of a get - together attended by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the Garden State's two U.S. senators and US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, all of whom vowed to work together to obtain federal money for the $ 14 billion rail tunnel under the Hudson.

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.