Amtrak to Build NY-NJ Train Tunnels for $13.5B

'Gateway Tunnel' project has planned 2020 finish
By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 7, 2011 5:47 PM CST
Amtrak to Build NY-NJ Train Tunnels for $13.5B
In this Dec. 28, 2010 file photo, an Amtrak Acela train blows snow as it passes through the Princeton Junction station in West Windsor, N.J., after a weekend storm has disrupted train schedules.   (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Amtrak plans to dig two new tunnels for commuter trains between New York and New Jersey, Reuters reports. The project, called the Gateway Tunnel and projected to cost $13.5 billion, has a loose finish date of 2020. "The two new trans-Hudson tunnels will provide long-sought, peak-period operational capacity and is an investment that will improve transportation flexibility and reliability for decades to come," said an Amtrak statement. It's seen by some as a vital first step in getting high-speed rail into the Northeast, but the project was dumped by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie last year over its pricetag.
(More Amtrak stories.)

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