US channels billions to new underwater rail tunnel in New York
The concrete casing as route protection for Hudson tunnel can be seen on the left. 2014, Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York / Wikimedia Commons
A proposed underwater tunnel between New York City and New Jersey recently received the largest-ever federal transportation grant, as 6.88 billion dollar (6.27 billion euros) was directed to the project. The new tunnel should replace the 113-year-old North River Tunnel, which has become a crumbling bottle neck.
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