Procurement for the $16.1-billion Hudson Tunnel Project to build a passenger rail link between New York and New Jersey continues to advance, as the Gateway Development Commission shortlisted three teams for the Manhattan tunnel portion of the project that will be invited to submit design-build proposals.

The scope of work under the contract package includes mined tunneling using a sequential excavation method from West 30th Street, under Hudson River Park and through the bulkhead on the West Side of Manhattan. The contract would also cover ground stabilization along the tunnel alignment, work on two construction shafts and underpinning a sewer.