Hudson Tunnel Project

Shoring work on the eastern side of the Tonnelle Avenue Project in North Bergen, where a new roadway bridge will carry Tonnelle Avenue over the new tunnel’s portal.
Aug 28, 2024

GDC authorizes $3.8B Hudson Tunnel Project grant

The Gateway Development Commission board's Wednesday action authorizes the organization to enter into a final agreement with the Federal Railroad Administration in September.

Gov. Phil Murphy and Gateway Development Commission CEO Kris Kolluri attend a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 30, 2023, to mark the beginning of construction for Gateway Development Commission’s Tonnelle Avenue Bridge and Utility Relocation Project.
Aug 14, 2024

Gateway commission takes next steps to replace CEO Kolluri

The agency overseeing the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project said it launched a national search to find Kris Kolluri's successor.

“The Tonnelle Avenue Project is critical because this is the entry point to the tunnel portal,” said Gateway Development Commission CEO Kris Kolluri during his remarks at this week’s historic groundbreaking on the Jersey side construction of the long-awaited Hudson Tunnel Project – kicking off with the Tonnelle Avenue Bridge and Utility Relocation Project.
Jul 18, 2024

Kolluri steps down as head of agency overseeing $16B rail tunnel project

Gateway Development Commission CEO Kris Kolluri submitted his resignation in a July 18 letter to the GDC commissioners.

On July 8, 2024, Gov. Phil Murphy and his counterpart in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul, celebrated receiving funds for the Hudson Tunnel project along with Gateway Development officials and other dignitaries.
Jul 15, 2024

Hudson Tunnel Project now at ‘a point of no return’

The Gateway Development Commission has now secured the entire $16 billion commitment needed to complete the desperately needed undertaking, as rail meltdowns in recent weeks have demonstrated.

State leaders from New Jersey and New York as well as Hudson Tunnel Project stakeholders and more gathered July 8, 2024, to mark the signing of a full funding grant agreement through the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grants program – providing $6.88 billion for the project.
Jul 8, 2024

Hudson Tunnel Project secures historic $6.88B federal funding grant

After a long road, the effort has reached the "point of no return,” Gateway Development Commission CEO Kris Kolluri said during a July 8 ceremony to mark the agreement.

Gov. Phil Murphy joins President Biden, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to highlight bipartisan infrastructure law funding for the Hudson River Tunnel Project on Jan. 31, 2023.
Jun 12, 2024

$6.88B Hudson Tunnel Project grant on track for delivery

The Gateway Development Commission described the full funding agreement as "the puzzle piece that completes $12 billion in federal funding" overall for the work.

Shown is the alignment of the entire Hudson Tunnel Project.
Jun 10, 2024

Hudson Tunnel Project unlocks $25M in grant funding

With work already underway in North Bergen, the Gateway Development Commission and Federal Transit Administration recently held a signing ceremony to celebrate the support.

Shown is the alignment of the entire Hudson Tunnel Project.
May 13, 2024

GDC approves project labor agreement for Palisades Tunnel work

The nearly 1-mile-long stretch is composed of two tubes running through the Palisades to a construction shaft in Hoboken.

Gov. Phil Murphy attended a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 30, 2023, to mark the beginning of construction for Gateway Development Commission’s Tonnelle Avenue Bridge and Utility Relocation Project.
Apr 29, 2024

New report raises Hudson Tunnel Project’s job creation numbers by 20K

The findings from the Regional Plan Association anticipate the work to generate $19.6 billion in economic activity.

Gov. Phil Murphy attended a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 30, 2023, to mark the beginning of construction for Gateway Development Commission’s Tonnelle Avenue Bridge and Utility Relocation Project.
Apr 3, 2024

EarthCam installed at Hudson Tunnel Project construction site

Gateway Development Commission officials say the feature is part of its commitment to public engagement and information throughout the process, which has been described as the nation’s most critical infrastructure work.

Phase I of the Gateway Program includes two active projects: the Portal North Bridge Project and the Hudson Tunnel Project (shown).
Feb 28, 2024

GDC board selects Hudson Tunnel Project delivery partner

“The Delivery Partner will be the arms and legs that enable GDC to continue to move this project in high gear as we prepare for heavy construction to start,” said Alicia Glen, New York commissioner and co-chair; Balpreet Grewal-Virk, New Jersey GDC commissioner and co-chair; and Anthony Coscia, GDC Amtrak commissioner and vice chair, in a statement.

Leaders, lawmakers, officials from Amtrak and the Gateway Development Commission and other project stakeholders gather in Hudson Yards to celebrate the start of construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project on the New York side of the river.
Feb 19, 2024

Weeks wins 1st heavy construction contract from GDC

In addition to the $284 million award, the Gateway Development Commission took several other notable actions during its February board meeting.