NYC’s Gateway Tunnel Gets Final Federal Construction Permit
- New rail project is seeking $5.6 billion U.S. funding grant
- Work would boost reliability along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor
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The new Gateway commuter-rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey has received final regulatory approval, meaning the long-awaited project can begin construction once it receives federal funding.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit allows the digging of a new tunnel under the Hudson River, the Gateway Development Commission said in a statement Wednesday. The project includes repairing the current link -- 110 years old and eroded by seawater -- which is a major part of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line, carrying more than 2,200 daily trains between Washington and Boston.