Christie, Cuomo support new Hudson River tunnel with shared funding
Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo both expressed support for a new Hudson River rail tunnel if the funding is fair.
During a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., NJ.com reports Christie said he formally accepted U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx's invitation to a meeting with Cuomo and the New York-New Jersey Port Authority. Christie says his priorities for a new tunnel are "appropriate and fair funding from all the parties involved — federal and both states — but there also has to be a properly engineered tunnel."
Christie said that he and Cuomo are in agreement that a new tunnel must go to Penn Station, where the proposed tunnel he vetoed in 2010 did not go.
Cuomo, meanwhile, on public radio's "Capital Pressroom" echoed Christie's comments, but said the federal government's promise to cover $3 billion of the $14 billion project isn't enough. He said if federal officials increase their commitment, New York will make the project a priority.
NJ Transit trains had trouble-free morning and midday commute on Wednesday with no delays or incidents. A car fire in the outbound Lincoln Tunnel, however, caused 30-minute delay for buses in-and-out of the Port Authority.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report
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