New York’s Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP) will officially be fully funded, with the largest federal grant ever awarded to a mass transit project in the United States. The federal government has given the green light for the long-awaited Full Funding Grant Agreement, locking in an additional $6.8bn of federal funding for what is said to be the nation’s most urgent infrastructure project.
The HTP includes construction of two, 7.2km long tracks via twin tunnels of 3.8km length each, as well as repairing Amtrak’s existing North River Tunnel, which opened in 1910 and was damaged during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Tom Wright, President & CEO, Regional Plan Association said, “This is the culmination of years, if not decades, of hard work and cooperation – from partners and stakeholders on both sides of the Hudson River and in Washington, D.C.
Building a new rail tunnel under the Hudson and refurbishing the existing North River Tunnel will bring transformative environmental, economic and social benefits to the region and the nation. The Full Funding Grant Agreement is the go-ahead we have been waiting on for years, and we cannot overstate the regional significance of this news. Thank you to President Biden, Senator Schumer and the elected leaders in New York and New Jersey who have played such a strong role in advancing this. Congratulations to the Gateway Development Commission on this incredible milestone – now, let’s get it built!”
The news follows the announcement made earlier this year by New York’s Gateway Development Commission’s (GDC) award of a Delivery Partner (DP) contract to MPA Delivery Partners, a Joint Venture of Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN), Arcadis of New York, Inc., and Mace North America Limited.
MPA Delivery Partners will provide project management support in key areas, including interface risk management, cost and schedule assurance, safety and quality management, and innovation and value engineering. MPA Delivery Partners will also provide construction management support in the form of field management and safety, quality and compliance support, and more.
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