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Related: About this forumIn NYC, a $185M tunnel that leads nowhere, for now
Associated Press
By VERENA DOBNIK
7 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) Taking shape on Manhattan's West Side is a $185 million, federally funded tunnel that leads to nowhere, for now.
The 800-foot-long, 35-foot-deep concrete trench could someday lead to two new commuter rail tunnels under the Hudson River to New Jersey, if the billions needed to build them ever materialize.
The access tunnel is being built now because the massive Hudson Yards development with six skyscrapers, the tallest being 80 stories, will soon be built on top of it. Trying to dig such a huge trench through the bedrock after those buildings are completed, officials say, would be an engineering and financial nightmare.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., was among the lawmakers who pushed Congress to approve Superstorm Sandy relief money for the planned flood-resistant access tunnel, calling it mitigation to protect infrastructure from future storms. But he argued it would have to be built now because the skyscraper developers could not be delayed indefinitely.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-185m-tunnel-leads-nowhere-now-060846795--finance.html
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In NYC, a $185M tunnel that leads nowhere, for now (Original Post)
rug
Apr 2014
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The third water tunnel from the Croton Reservoir should be finished in a few years.
hrmjustin
Apr 2014
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hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)1. Great picture. Christie used the money to prevent toll increases.
rug
(82,333 posts)2. It's amazing how many tunnels are in the city.
I want to come back as a sandhog.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)3. The third water tunnel from the Croton Reservoir should be finished in a few years.