Ten years after an original $8.7-billion Trans-Hudson River passenger rail tunnel project got stopped in its tracks by then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), version 2 has hit a snag under President Donald Trump’s proposal that rates it ineligible for federal Capital Investment Grants.
The $12-billion Hudson River Tunnel, currently in preliminary engineering, received a “low” rating from the Federal Transit Administration on Feb. 10 based on scores for current financial conditions, funding commitments and reasonableness of financial plan.