Comments on: Feds Open "Portal" to Expansion of NJ Transit's Network http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/08/feds-open-portal-to-expansion-of-nj-transits-network/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:36:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Amtrak Tries Picking Up the ARC Pieces With “Gateway Project” | Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/08/feds-open-portal-to-expansion-of-nj-transits-network/comment-page-1/#comment-32536 Amtrak Tries Picking Up the ARC Pieces With “Gateway Project” | Mobilizing the Region Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:58:24 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2832#comment-32536 [...] This morning, NJ’s Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez joined Amtrak President Joseph Boardman to make the exciting announcement that Amtrak will try to take the lead on a new trans-Hudson rail project, the “Gateway Project.” The agency has proposed a $50 million engineering study that will take advantage of the work done for the ARC Tunnel. It says the project can be completed as early as 2020, at an estimated cost of $13.5 billion (which includes the cost of replacing the Portal Bridge). [...] [...] This morning, NJ’s Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez joined Amtrak President Joseph Boardman to make the exciting announcement that Amtrak will try to take the lead on a new trans-Hudson rail project, the “Gateway Project.” The agency has proposed a $50 million engineering study that will take advantage of the work done for the ARC Tunnel. It says the project can be completed as early as 2020, at an estimated cost of $13.5 billion (which includes the cost of replacing the Portal Bridge). [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog New York City » Public Hearing on Critical East Coast Greenway Link in Northern New Jersey http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/08/feds-open-portal-to-expansion-of-nj-transits-network/comment-page-1/#comment-3437 Streetsblog New York City » Public Hearing on Critical East Coast Greenway Link in Northern New Jersey Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:49:09 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2832#comment-3437 [...] Transit is building 2 new rail bridges across the Hackensack River (a “north” span and a “south” span adjacent to the current [...] [...] Transit is building 2 new rail bridges across the Hackensack River (a “north” span and a “south” span adjacent to the current [...]

]]> By: East Coast Greenway: Feb. 10 Hearing is Chance For Critical North Jersey Link | Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/08/feds-open-portal-to-expansion-of-nj-transits-network/comment-page-1/#comment-3405 East Coast Greenway: Feb. 10 Hearing is Chance For Critical North Jersey Link | Mobilizing the Region Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:43:01 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2832#comment-3405 [...] Transit is building 2 new rail bridges across the Hackensack River (a “north” span and a “south” span adjacent to the current [...] [...] Transit is building 2 new rail bridges across the Hackensack River (a “north” span and a “south” span adjacent to the current [...]

]]> By: New England Advocates Get Behind Connecticut High Speed Rail « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/08/feds-open-portal-to-expansion-of-nj-transits-network/comment-page-1/#comment-943 New England Advocates Get Behind Connecticut High Speed Rail « Mobilizing the Region Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:04:09 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2832#comment-943 [...] a project that will ease capacity constraints on the Northeast Corridor and allow the state to recognize the full benefit of the Access to the Region’s Core rail [...] [...] a project that will ease capacity constraints on the Northeast Corridor and allow the state to recognize the full benefit of the Access to the Region’s Core rail [...]

]]> By: Clark Morris http://blog.tstc.org/2009/01/08/feds-open-portal-to-expansion-of-nj-transits-network/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Clark Morris Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:29:05 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/?p=2832#comment-942 The Portal Bridge project as designed should never have been approved. A 4 track fixed bridge and NO movable bridge would have made sense. This seems to be symptomatic of the ARC. The tunnel to an expensive and cramped station that has NO connection to either the East River tunnels or Grand Central Terminal is another part. If the movable bridge is needed for the Kearney Yard, move the Kearney Yard. If it is needed for connecting the Bergen County lines to the Northeast Corridor via the proposed circuitous connection, revise the connection to be more direct and have fewer grades (this assumes any connection of the Bergen County lines to Penn Station via Secaucus makes sense). The Portal Bridge project as designed should never have been approved. A 4 track fixed bridge and NO movable bridge would have made sense. This seems to be symptomatic of the ARC. The tunnel to an expensive and cramped station that has NO connection to either the East River tunnels or Grand Central Terminal is another part.

If the movable bridge is needed for the Kearney Yard, move the Kearney Yard. If it is needed for connecting the Bergen County lines to the Northeast Corridor via the proposed circuitous connection, revise the connection to be more direct and have fewer grades (this assumes any connection of the Bergen County lines to Penn Station via Secaucus makes sense).

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