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Initial Reaction to Gateway Tunnel, Son of ARC, is Positive
Route of defunct ARC project in blue; route of proposed Gateway Tunnel in red. (New York – Jim O’Grady and Kate McGee, WNYC) Gateway Tunnel–bride, son, mutant offspring of ARC–you choose–has been...
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NJ to Feds: We May Not Have Agreed About ARC Tunnel, But We Agree We...
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) New Jersey politicians might not have agreed about the ARC tunnel — but when it comes to paying back the federal government $271 million in ARC money, they present a...
View ArticleBREAKING: Florida High Speed Rail, like ARC Tunnel, Dead Again
(Andrea Bernstein, Transportation Nation) UPDATED WITH US DOT COMMENTS: Republican Florida Governor Rick Scott is sticking to his decision to kill the Tampa to Orlando high speed rail. Scott’s...
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ARC Tunnel: NJ’s Legal Fees and Interest Mounting
The cost of New Jersey’s fight with the federal government over a bill for the canceled trans-Hudson tunnel project is mounting The US Department of Transportation wants NJ Transit to return $271...
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Power Outage Causes 1,500 NJ Transit Passengers to be Stuck in Tunnel
(robotbrainz/Flickr) A power outage stranded 1,500 passengers on two NJ Transit trains in a tunnel for hours this morning outside of Penn Station. A spokesman for Amtrak, which operates the tunnel,...
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BREAKING: ARC Tunnel Settlement Reached — OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
This just in from the U.S. Department of Transportation, there is an ARC tunnel settlement. The federal government had maintained that New Jersey owed $271 million for money spent on the now-cancelled...
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BREAKING: NY MTA Head Says 7 Train to NJ “Not Going To Happen In Our Lifetime”
(photo by 12th Street David via flickr) MTA chairman Joe Lhota says a proposed extension of the 7 train subway line from Manhattan to New Jersey is “not going to happen in our lifetime. It’s not going...
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ARC Tunnel Report: Cost Wouldn’t Exceeded $10 Billion — And NJ Didn’t Have To...
(UPDATED WITH MORE INFORMATION) A federal government’s report is raising questions about why New Jersey Governor Chris Christie scrapped the ARC tunnel. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie canceled the...
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Lautenberg, Christie Appointee Feud Over Toll Hike, ARC Tunnel
The Port Authority's Bill Baroni, testifying at a Senate hearing Listen to a conversation about the hearings — and hear some audio from them – below. If you do not see flash audio player please install...
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Trans-Hudson Tunnel Awarded Another $20 Million — If Congress Okays It
(photo courtesy of Senator Lautenberg) A new trans-Hudson tunnel got a $20 million vote of confidence Thursday — but it remains to be seen whether it will win approval in political environment riven by...
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