Tuesday, January 27, 2015

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Port Authority of N.Y/N.J. considers $10B cross-harbor freight tunnel



Proponents of a prospective $10 billion cross-harbor freight tunnel from Brooklyn to Jersey City say it would take thousands of trucks off the region's congested roads and create jobs by moving cargo faster and cheaper.

Lawmakers, environmentalists, other stakeholders welcomed the tunnel proposal last week at the first of seven public hearings sponsored by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on how to better move cargo across New York Harbor.

A cross-harbor freight rail link has been considered by the Port Authority since its founding in 1921, and the idea was revived in recent years to address a

projected 37-percent growth in cargo movement over the next two decades.

A Port Authority study estimated the cost of a tunnel at $7.4 billion to $10.2 billion, depending on the design—trains only, one track or two, trains single or double-stacked with shipping containers, or train tracks and truck lanes.

The tunnel would run about four miles under the harbor between existing rail yards at 65th Street in Brooklyn and the Greenville section of Jersey City, just south of Liberty State Park.

For more of the NJ.com story: www.nj.com


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