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Cuomo wants to add a second leg to the attraction, extending the structure east along 30th Street and north along a space between Ninth and Tenth avenues, terminating directly across the street from the western entrance to the new $1.6 billion train hall, which debuted on Jan. 1 as an extension of Penn Station for Amtrak and some Long Island Rail Road riders.

NYC design group: New Amtrak train hall only a partial solution for Penn Station’s issues December 30, 2020 Rendering of a rebuilt Original Penn Station east of 8th Avenue showing widened platforms and natural light, Rendering by Jeff Stikeman based on the ReThinkNYC track and station proposal. ReThinkNYC, a New York City non-profit specializing in transportation infrastructure, released a statement on Wednesday saying that while the opening of Amtrak’s new Moynihan Train Hall across from ...

December 28, 2020 Fellows participating in the Fall 2020 Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program during a seminar on preparing effective cover letters, given by program alumnus Amasia Zargarian. Also offering insights during the seminar were CGP Advisory Committee chair Maria Martirosyan, CGPAC members Tadeh Issakhanian and Areni Margossian, and ANCA Programs Director Sipan Ohannesian. Signature ANCA Career Development Program Gears Up for Winter and Spring 2021 Sessions WASHINGTON—Recen...

Murphys Gateway Commission nominees confirmed by Senate Colleen Wilson, NorthJersey.com The Senate unanimously confirmed Gov. Phil Murphys picks Thursday to serve on the commission that would oversee Gateway tunnel projects. Janine Bauer and Dr. Balpreet Grewal-Virk also received unanimous support in the Senate judiciary committee Monday. "This is a huge step forward," said Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, D-Teaneck. "I am particularly pleased that it is these two women ...

SHARE December 15, 2020 The New Jersey Transit Board of Directors has signed off on a $1.8 billion plan to replace a 110-year-old movable bridge over the Hackensack River. The board voted to authorize executing a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to build a new Portal North Bridge.  The FTA will provide $766.5 million, while the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will provide $57.1 million. New Jersey will allo...

(The Center Square) – The NJ Transit board of directors has signed off on a $1.8 billion plan to replace a 110-year-old movable bridge over the Hackensack River on the busy Northeast Corridor. The board voted to authorize executing a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to build a new Portal North Bridge. The FTA will provide $766.5 million, while the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will provide $57.1 million. New Jersey will allocate $811...

NEW YORK — It was almost two years into President Donald Trump’s term when Gov. Andrew Cuomo descended beneath the Hudson River to tour the decrepit rail tunnels that connect New York and New Jersey. In a video he would later send to the White House, Cuomo made one plea: fund the Gateway project, a $13 billion proposal to build a new crossing under the river and repair the existing tunnels, which were severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy. “It is probably the critical infrastructure issu...

Portal North rendering courtesy Gateway Development Corp. New Jersey Transit has approved entering into a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for the new, $1.8 billion fixed-span Portal North Bridge on the Northeast Corridor, crossing the Hackensack River in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Portal North, part of the massive Gateway Program, will replace 110-year-old Portal Bridge, a mechanical-trouble-plagued swing bridge built by the Pennsylvania Railro...

The Portal Bridge is a key component of the larger Gateway Program that includes tunnels under the Hudson River. Fixing the Portal Bridge across the Hackensack River will provide tremendous relief to NJ Transit and Amtrak commuters.

Times a day youre dealing with things that could potentially shut down traffic? >> yes. >> thats our job. >> does it piss anybody off this is the way that it is? >> i wouldnt say -- use that language. sometimes its stressful for us to maintain this. >> i think frustration. >> yeah. frustration. >> its frustrating at times because you want to get in and do the right job, and if you dont have the time or you dont have the funding, and you dont have people backing you up, you know, thats the frustr...