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Posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Feb 13 12:49:04 2020  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) earlier this week announced it has rated the Hudson River rail tunnel rehabilitation project a "medium-low" priority, a designation that serves to delay the project's eligibility for federal funding under the Capital Investment Grant program. Last year, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), Amtrak and New Jersey Transit submitted a revised application for funding, including a proposal to lower the project's cost by $1.4 billion and decrease its reliance on federal funds to less than 50 percent. The revised application was part of an effort to increase the project's FTA rating above "medium low." The tunnel project's cost is estimated to be about $12 billion. The Hudson River tunnel project is part of Amtrak's Gateway infrastructure program for the Northeast Corridor. The condition of the 109-year-old tunnel, which was severely damaged during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, continues to deteriorate. "This is not a game – this is real life, and at any point, the existing tunnels could fail, which would have a dire impact on millions of people and a profound negative effect on the national economy,” said PANYNJ Executive Director Rick Cotton in a prepared statement. Earlier this week, 15 U.S. Democratic senators sent a letter to the Federal Railroad Administration demanding to know why that federal agency had not yet acted on an environmental impact statement nor a record of decision for the Gateway Hudson River tunnel project. Although the FTA gave the Hudson tunnel project a "medium-low rating," the agency rated the Portal North Bridge replacement project "medium high," effectively making it eligible for federal funding. The bridge project is also part of the Gateway program. The FTA's decision "puts us one step closer to our ultimate goal: replacing this unreliable, century-old bridge and reducing delays for New Jersey Transit customers," said New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy in a prepared statement. Progressive Railroading Eh... Do you STILL want to vote for Democrats? Look, the Donald is a shoe in for 2020, perhaps if you show him some love in November, he will show you some love in return. |
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Re: FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority |
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Posted by AlM on Thu Feb 13 13:02:36 2020, in response to FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Feb 13 12:49:04 2020. the Donald is a shoeI agree that he is a loafer. Do you STILL want to vote for Democrats? This is called extortion. What a nice city you have. What a shame if anything were to happen to it. |
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Re: FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority |
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Posted by italianstallion on Thu Feb 13 13:02:38 2020, in response to FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Feb 13 12:49:04 2020. What BS you spew. The ONLY way to get this project funded is to get Trump out of the White House. A Democratic president would fund this in a heartbeat. |
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Re: FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority |
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Posted by jimmymc25 on Thu Feb 13 20:24:49 2020, in response to FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Feb 13 12:49:04 2020. Trump shows no one love but himself |
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Posted by SUBWAYMAN on Thu Feb 13 21:02:29 2020, in response to Re: FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by AlM on Thu Feb 13 13:02:36 2020. Good post. |
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Posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Feb 13 21:08:16 2020, in response to Re: FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by jimmymc25 on Thu Feb 13 20:24:49 2020. Ivanka. |
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Posted by jimmymc25 on Thu Feb 13 21:21:21 2020, in response to Re: FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by Spider-Pig on Thu Feb 13 21:08:16 2020. True....I forgot about that. |
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Posted by SUBWAYMAN on Thu Feb 13 21:28:56 2020, in response to FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Feb 13 12:49:04 2020. Donnie is a failure. |
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Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Feb 13 22:35:00 2020, in response to FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Feb 13 12:49:04 2020. Well, if the Dems and RINOs didn't destroy the railroads via regulations and taxation, the public sector could have built new tunnels. |
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Re: FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority |
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Posted by Steamdriven on Fri Feb 14 00:42:59 2020, in response to FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu Feb 13 12:49:04 2020. New York is one of the world's richest cities, and the tunnels are primarily used for tri-state transport. There's been a predictable need for this upgrade for decades, and we could have got this done by now had we started 20 years ago.Considering that we ate billions extra for the 3 stop 2 track joke on 2nd ave, I don't think Sam should be paying. We and LA/SF are the Richie Rich of the USA, we should pay for our own grift. |
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Re: FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority |
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Posted by jimmymc25 on Fri Feb 14 01:05:00 2020, in response to Re: FTA rates Hudson River rail tunnel project 'medium-low' priority, posted by Steamdriven on Fri Feb 14 00:42:59 2020. Nope....absolutely not. |
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