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Federal Budget Includes Funding for New Hudson River Tunnel, Portal North Bridge

March 31, 2022 The Center Square

The proposed $5.8 trillion fiscal 2023 federal budget includes $100 million for a new tunnel between New Jersey and New York City and more than $330 million for a new bridge over the Hackensack River.

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Infrastructure Bill Includes Billions for Northeast Corridor

November 8, 2021 The Center Square

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Congress passed includes much of the federal funding needed to pay for upgrades to the busy Northeast Corridor, including the Portal North Bridge and Hudson Tunnel projects, officials say.

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NJ Transit Sees its Number of Locomotive Engineers Grow

November 3, 2021 The Center Square

The graduation of a new training class has brought the number of NJ Transit engineers to more than 400.

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Elected Officials Break Ground on Bridge That Will Cost Taxpayers Millions

October 25, 2021 Railfanning.org News Wire

President Joe Biden and a gaggle of public officials broke ground on the critical Portal North Bridge on the Northeast Corridor.

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NJ Transit Awards $1.6 Billion Contract to Replace Northeast Corridor’s Portal North Bridge

October 12, 2021 The Center Square

The NJ Transit Board of Directors has approved a nearly $1.6 billion contract to replace an aging bridge over the Hackensack River along the Northeast Corridor.

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New Jersey and NY Lawmakers Ask Feds for ‘Full and Fair Consideration’ to Hudson River Tunnel Financial Plan

September 17, 2021 The Center Square

Democratic lawmakers from New Jersey and New York want the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to put a new Hudson River railroad tunnel on the express track.

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Cost of Tunnel Between New Jersey, New York City Increases

August 31, 2021 The Center Square

The price of a new tunnel between New Jersey and New York City has increased by about 6% but remains lower than four years ago.

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New Jersey Moving Forward with $190 million Renovation Project for Newark Penn Station

August 30, 2021 The Center Square

New Jersey officials are moving forward with a five-year, $190 million renovation of the historic Newark Penn Station on the busy Northeast Corridor.

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Fiscal 2022 Bill Includes Billions for Rail, Northeast Corridor

July 30, 2021 The Center Square

The seven-bill fiscal 2022 appropriations package the U.S. House of Representatives passed includes billions of dollars for rail projects.

Amtrak

INVEST in America Act would send $13.5 billion to the Northeast Corridor

July 2, 2021 The Center Square

The U.S. House signed off on legislation that could send billions of dollars to Amtrak for the Northeast Corridor, but precisely how the railroad might use the money is unclear.

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