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Construction starts on New Jersey bridge, a step to fixing region's rail
Source: Reuters
#U.S. OCTOBER 13, 2017 / 3:13 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Construction starts on New Jersey bridge, a step to fixing region's rail
Hilary Russ
3 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Construction began Friday on New Jersey’s Portal Bridge, a key step forward for one of the nation’s most critical infrastructure projects, but there was continuing uncertainty about its future funding.
The $1.5 billion replacement for a 107-year old bridge, which is a critical early piece of a program to fix a rail logjam in the region, officially broke ground with $20 million of early construction activities.
Part of Amtrak’s larger Gateway Program, the bridge groundbreaking “demonstrates the commitment of the Gateway partners to this important project of national significance,” said Amtrak Board Chairman Tony Coscia in a statement.
NJ Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are also partners in the Gateway Program, which could cost more than $29 billion. A large chunk of that price tag would come from digging a new train tunnel underneath the Hudson River.
The program aims to fix New York area bottlenecks in the national passenger rail corporation’s Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston.
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Construction starts on New Jersey bridge, a step to fixing region's rail
Hilary Russ
3 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Construction began Friday on New Jersey’s Portal Bridge, a key step forward for one of the nation’s most critical infrastructure projects, but there was continuing uncertainty about its future funding.
The $1.5 billion replacement for a 107-year old bridge, which is a critical early piece of a program to fix a rail logjam in the region, officially broke ground with $20 million of early construction activities.
Part of Amtrak’s larger Gateway Program, the bridge groundbreaking “demonstrates the commitment of the Gateway partners to this important project of national significance,” said Amtrak Board Chairman Tony Coscia in a statement.
NJ Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are also partners in the Gateway Program, which could cost more than $29 billion. A large chunk of that price tag would come from digging a new train tunnel underneath the Hudson River.
The program aims to fix New York area bottlenecks in the national passenger rail corporation’s Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-jersey-bridge-amtrak/construction-starts-on-new-jersey-bridge-a-step-to-fixing-regions-rail-idUSKBN1CI2RF