NJ.com » Gateway Tunnel funding continued to move through Congress as a key Senate committee approved money for the project despite President Donald Trump’s opposition to the project. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $71.4 billion funding bill for the 12 months beginning Oct. 1 that includes at least $2.5 billion for Amtrak and railroad grants.
Politico » The deadline may be self-imposed, but it is meaningful. Planners had been pursuing a two-year expedited environmental review process in the hopes of making a July deadline to access federal funding and launching the procurement process this summer. Now, the federal government is threatening to throw a wrench into the whole schedule.
Bloomberg » The Northeast accounts for 30 percent of all jobs in the U.S. and contributes $3 trillion annually to the U.S. economy. It’s home to 51 million people—one in 7 Americans—a figure expected to hit 58 million by 2040. The Northeast Corridor is its backbone. It’s the most heavily used passenger rail line in the U.S, […]
NY Daily News » Routing the new tunnel by way of Hoboken would double rail capacity across the Hudson River in just four short years, while cutting construction cost by 75% or more. A substantially less costly plan is critical, particularly in light of the recent exchange between the governors of New York and New Jersey and […]
Reuters » The U.S. federal government’s share of funding for the Gateway railroad project between New York and New Jersey could become clearer after U.S. President Donald Trump submits a budget to Congress. Washington’s share, however, was recently thrown into question after the Federal Transit Administration told New York state in a December letter that a 2015 […]
City & State New York » Here are the six most important infrastructure investments in New York this year, including the Tappan Zee Bridge project ($3.98 billion), the Gateway Tunnel project ($13 billion) and the Interstate 81 viaduct project in Syracuse ($1.7 billion).