The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) announced yesterday that construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP) is resuming this week. Nearly 1,000 jobs that were impacted by a construction pause that began on February 6 will be restored.

GDC is funding this construction work using approximately $235 million the Commission  received from the federal government earlier this month. “Hundreds of workers will return to GDC’s construction sites in New York and New Jersey. This is great news for these workers, the hundreds of thousands of riders who take the train to New York City every day, and the entire region, but we cannot take our eyes off the ball. We need every federal dollar accounted for in our grant and loan agreements to build this tunnel,” Alicia Glen, New York GDC Commissioner and Co-Chair said. “I’m grateful for the many elected leaders, including Leader Schumer and Governor Hochul, who have fought for the project, as
well as the united front of business and labor leaders, construction workers, civic and industry groups, transportation advocates, and community members who support this vital investment in our region. Your advocacy has made it possible for us to resume work, and together we will
get this tunnel built.”

Construction activities that will advance in the weeks ahead include:
➢ Continuing excavation of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch box at the portal to
the new tunnel.
➢ Preparing to assemble the components of the first TBM on site in North Bergen.
➢ Coordinating the delivery of the second TBM, which is ready for shipment from the
manufacturing facility.
➢ Continuing slurry wall installation for the 12th Avenue Access Shaft and beginning
excavation of the Hudson County Access Shaft.
➢ Constructing a marine platform for work associated with the Manhattan Tunnel.
➢ Continuing ground stabilization in the Hudson River.
➢ Conducting site clearing work to prepare for the New Jersey Surface Alignment Project.

While work on GDC’s active construction projects resumes, two major procurements for work on the Hudson River Tunnel and New Jersey Surface Alignment contracts will remain on hold until GDC regains access to all $15 billion in federal grants and loans that has been paused since
October 1, 2025. Both of these contracts were scheduled for award in late 2025/early 2026. The HTP is an urgent investment in America’s passenger rail network that involves building a new train tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey and rehabilitating the existing tunnel,
which has been in service since 1910 and is a source of chronic delays for hundreds of thousands of daily riders. More than $1 billion has been invested in construction of the HTP since ground broke in 2023.

The HTP is funded by fully executed federal grant and loan agreements between the U.S. Department of Transportation and GDC. GDC continues to cooperate with its federal funding partners while exploring all avenues for restoring full funding for the HTP to ensure it is
delivered on scope, schedule, and budget.

-via Press Release