cuomo, christie and the port authority step up for their half of the gateway tunnel $$$:
TRANSIT
Gateway Tunnel Program funding deal between Cuomo, Christie puts pressure on Trump
By Vincent Barone
[email protected] December 14, 2017
Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie on Thursday committed to pay for about half of a vital new train tunnel under the Hudson River, putting pressure on the Trump administration to fund the rest.
The governors announced that they’re budgeting a combined $5.55 billion through various agencies in order to cover half the cost of the Gateway Tunnel Program, a project to replace the 107-year-old Amtrak tunnel under the Hudson River that was badly damaged during superstorm Sandy in 2012.
The commitment represents a fulfillment of an Obama-era agreement establishing that the two states would fund half of the project, with the federal government picking up the rest of the tab.
more:
https://www.amny.com/transit/gateway-tunnel-funding-1.15455694
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