New York Governor, Amtrak Meet on East River Tunnel Project

New York governor, Amtrak meet on East River tunnel project

Amtrak repairs of New York’s East River Tunnel will begin Friday, May 23. The company met with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul about the project on Thursday. Amtrak NEW YORK — Amtrak will shut down one tube of the East River Tunnel for major rehabilitation as planned on Friday night, but has agreed to some measures sought by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul during the project, Hochul said in a statement following a meeting today (May 22, 2025) with Amtrak …

Amtrak ready to close NYC tunnel despite fears of possible delays, chaos from Hochul, MTA

Amtrak is going full speed ahead with its dreaded tunnel closure in New York City on Friday — despite pleas from Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams for the train company to slam the breaks.

Amtrak is racking up more lies: The East River Tunnel can, and must, stay open

Unless there’s another delay caused by Amtrak incompetence, or much better, a freeze order from the White House or the U.S. Department of Transportation, Amtrak is going to shut down one of the four tubes of the vital East River Tunnel tomorrow. It’s a huge mistake, putting at risk the timely travel of anyone using Penn Station for years to come. And, most maddening and what has riled up disparate New Yorkers from Gov. Hochul to Nassau County Ex…

Governor Hochul celebrates return of full A train service to Rockaways following major resiliency upgrades – QNS

Full A train service to the Rockaway Peninsula has officially resumed following a nearly five-month shutdown and state and transit leaders marked the milestone with a celebratory event on Monday, May 19. Governor Kathy Hochul was joined by Senator James Sanders, Assembly Members Stacey Pheffer Amato and Khaleel Anderson, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. and a host of Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials to welcome b…

East West Rail says 1.5km tunnel under A428 is ‘right solution’ despite site constraints

The East West Rail (EWR) project will push ahead with its plan to build a tunnel at Bourn Airfield as it is the “right engineering solution” despite site constrains, according to EWR Company’s integration director. The post East West Rail says 1.5km tunnel under A428 is ‘right solution’ despite site constraints appeared first on New Civil Engineer.