Realigning the LOSSAN line by constructing a tunnel would shorten the rail route between the two cities by approximately three miles and reduce travel time by six to seven minutes.
She said New York and New Jersey "have no skin in the game" and need to pony up more money to help pay for the project.
Red Line service had to be suspended in two separate areas due to arcing insulators caused by water infiltration during the morning commute.
The new tunnels are the first part of the the multi-billion dollar Gateway Project, which includes building two new rail tunnels.
The 35-mile tunnel should eventually help slash travel time between Zurich and Milan, and shuttle twice the roughly 9,000 people currently traveling between northern and southern Europe across the trans-Alpine route within the next decade.
Of New York City's nine under-river subway tunnels damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, the Canarsie Tunnel (L) was hit hardest. N.Y. MTA is considering two construction options to repair the tunnel and a variety of efforts to minimize impact to customers. Published on May 5, 2016
Officials issued the criticism during a Tuesday meeting to present findings about the probable cause of the incident.
The scope of the rehabilitation and renewal project entails 16 tunnel segments with existing ventilation equipment.
The lack of cell phone coverage was exposed most recently after the Jan. 12 smoke incident at L’Enfant Plaza when passengers aboard Yellow Line train No. 302 struggled to connect to 911 as smoke filled the railcars just a few hundred feet south of the station platform.
The Prime Minister and Mayor of London Boris Johnson celebrated the completion of Crossrail’s tunnels by going 40 metres below the capital to thank the men and women who are constructing the new £14.8 billion east-west railway. Published on Jul 1, 2015
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