The construction of a new tunnel could begin by fall 2019, and the tunnel could open in spring 2026, according to the report, which estimated the cost of the new tunnel at $11.1 billion. Rehabilitating the existing tunnel could cost $1.8 billion, the report said. Now that officials have chosen a route for the new tunnel, on a curve just south of the existing tunnel, they have a better sense of how much it will cost, Mr. Porcari said. Mr. Porcari said such a partnership could work for the Hudson tunnel, though a project of its size could not move forward without some federal funds. “Remember,” Mr. Porcari said, “the first ‘p’ in public-private partnership is public.”

Source: New York Times July 06, 2017 22:07 UTC