Beleaguered Authority Favored for $20 Billion Tunnel Plan
- Agency called 'patronage pit' has record of delays, overruns
- Trans-Hudson rail commuters at least 15 years from new tubes
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is still recovering from the 2013 traffic-jam scandal that led to top-level resignations and investigations. It’s two years behind on raising the Bayonne Bridge, has no plans to replace its obsolete Manhattan bus terminal, and bills to overhaul its management structure have stalled.
Now, the federal government must decide whether to entrust it with Gateway, a new commuter-rail tunnel under the Hudson River that President Barack Obama’s administration says is the most pressing U.S. infrastructure need.