The long-awaited expansion and upgrade of the century-plus-old Hudson River rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey is “taking big steps” toward getting underway in two years, said a leader of the agency overseeing the estimated $11.6-billion project.
Speaking Nov. 16 at a Gateway Development Commission meeting, co-chair Balpreet Grewal-Virk credited a productive relationship with the Biden administration and the recently enacted federal infrastructure bill’s $30-billion allocation for Northeast Corridor rail upgrades in her forecast of a 2023 construction start. The major regional transportation project languished for four years under the Trump administration.