Items Tagged with 'Northeast Corridor'

Gateway officials said at its March 23 meeting that a roughly two-week shutdown cost millions, delayed key tunnel contracts and could force another halt within months as funding uncertainty persists.

Even as Gateway tunnel construction resumes after a court-ordered release of federal funds, officials warn the $16B Northeast Corridor megaproject could face another shutdown within months if reimbursements again stall.

Federal funds are flowing again to the $16-billion Hudson Tunnel Project, with work set to resume Monday, Feb. 23, weather permitting.

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order reinstatement of federal funding for the Hudson Tunnel Project took effect Feb. 12 when the federal government missed a deadline to file a formal appeal to the motion.

A federal judge temporarily paused her own order unfreezing federal funds for the Hudson Tunnel, allowing time for the federal government to submit a formal appeal later this week and leaving the $16-billion megaproject in limbo.

The judicial order temporarily prevents the U.S. Dept of Transportation from withholding billions of dollars in federally awarded funds from the critical NY-NJ rail crossing. 

A commentary on how President Trump's unilateral decisions on American infrastructure are having profound consequences on the future health of the United States economy.

As Penn Station Access slips three years, Amtrak and the MTA trade blame. What does each side claim caused the delay?

The passenger rail route between Boston and Washington D.C. is the busiest in the U.S. and continues to grow in ridership.