NYC-Area Mass Transit Poised to Benefit Under Amtrak Fan Biden
- Gateway’s Hudson River tunnel may be among the first to start
- Campaign pledge from Biden: a second great railroad revolution
Photographer: Ron Antonelli/Bloomberg
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Long-delayed efforts to improve transportation in U.S. urban areas are about to get a boost from Joe Biden as president, if his campaign promises provide a guide.
Biden is likely to quickly approve the Gateway project, an $11.6 billion commuter-rail link under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey, say transit advocates and policy makers who have worked with him. The project would replace a 110-year-old, storm-damaged tunnel whose failure could shut down Amtrak train passenger service between Washington D.C. and Boston, a region that contributes 20% of the U.S. gross domestic product.