Biden called the eventual completion of the $16 billion tunnel a “critical step for everything else we’re going to do in the corridor — and rail, period.”
The president’s sweeping, $1 trillion infrastructure package will pay for $8 billion toward the construction of the new tunnel.
“It’s a multi-billion-dollar effort between the states and the federal government,” he said. “But we finally have the money and we’re gonna get it done. I promise you we’re going to get it done.”AFP via Getty ImagesThe 80-year-old president cautioned, however, that “it’s gonna take time” — and he wasn’t exaggerating.
Work on the river tunnel isn’t to start for more than a year, in fall 2024, with completion scheduled for sometime in 2035, barring any delays.
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