“New Jersey supports the Gateway project and is committed to developing a framework with the Federal government to begin it”, according to the joint statement.
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Transportation advocates have said the original tunnel that was canceled by Christie would have eased commutes between New Jersey and New York City.
The existing Amtrak tunnel connecting New York City and New Jersey is a century old and in disrepair.
Yet Cuomo sees little light ahead in this tunnel project.
Gov. Chris Christie is meeting with state and federal transportation officials to discuss plans to build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
Still, tunnel supporters are trying to look on the bright side.
“Chelsea, like millions of people, lives with mental illness”.
Transportation officials have estimated that the two 106-year-old tunnels only have 10 to 20 years of viability left before they must be closed for necessary repairs. In fact, transportation experts had been planning a new tunnel since at least the early 1990’s. Let’s take a look back at what’s been going on with the project, shall we? “We’ll be scrambling to adapt to an untenable situation where there aren’t any good options”.
New Jersey state Sen. If those closures start before a new tunnel is ready, the result would be disastrous for commuters and the region’s economy, just about everyone agrees.
Prosecutors say a central New Jersey couple was involved in worldwide trafficking ring that smuggled counterfeit high-end wrist watches between Hong Kong and New Jersey.
Had Christie not spiked the so-called ARC tunnel, it would be coming online in about three years. On August. 7, Cuomo said the U.S. government had made an unacceptable offer of only a loan.
On August 9, 2011, when a New Jersey Transit train derailed right as the train had entered one of the tunnels, stranding 300 passengers and causing massive delays which lasted well into the following day. Or they at least want to make sure they pay no more than their “fair” share – with widely varying interpretations of fairness.
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Both Christie, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the 2016 presidential election, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo have said they would like to see increased federal funding for the rail project. The states’ share could possibly be financed by means of a low-interest federal mortgage program that has about $30 billion obtainable for rail infrastructure tasks, he stated. Last month he joined Vice President Joe Biden to announce a $4 billion plan to rebuild LaGuardia’s cramped terminals.
