NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel Awards Contract to Dig Under Hudson River

April 27, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC

The agency overseeing the new $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson River approved a $1.29 billion construction contract, a major step forward for one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the US.

The overall Gateway plan calls for building a new two-track tunnel and also rehabilitating the existing tube, which opened in 1910 and shuttles Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains between the Garden State and Manhattan.

The board of the Gateway Development Commission on Monday authorized the contract to a developer, designated as Traylor/Walsh/Skanska JV. The contractor will oversee boring machines that will carve out the new ...

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