James P. RePass, chairman of The National Corridors Initiative, in a letter published in The New York Times on October 15, explained some reasons why… Continue Reading “Times” Letter Explains Need to Delay ARC
New York MTA Chairman Jay Walder reportedly said on October 13 (at a Crain’s Business Breakfast Forum) that if New Jersey doesn’t want… Continue Reading Tunnel Debate Continues
Yesterday, Gov. Christie ordered that the ARC Project, with its deep-cavern terminal, be shut down. Today, he met with U.S. Secretary of Transportation… Continue Reading Gov Considering ARC Alternatives
We agree with Gov. Christie and his administration that the ARC project as proposed was too expensive, and it was flawed. It did not… Continue Reading Coalition Statement on Killing of ARC
At a 1:30 p.m. news conference on October 7, NJ Gov. Chris Christie announced that the long-planned trans-Hudson rail-tunnel construction project will be… Continue Reading NJ Gov Christie Kills ARC Tunnel
WNYC reported (Tuesday, 3 p.m.). on authority of 3 sources connected to high places in the Christie administration. that the Governor will announce… Continue Reading Christie Reported Ready to Kill ARC
On Monday, October 4, as Gov. Christie’s transportation project freeze went into effect, the NJ legislature’s Joint Budget Operating Committee held an emergency… Continue Reading Legislature Reverses Course; Construction Freeze to End
On Monday, October 4, as Gov. Christie’s transportation project freeze goes into effect and the NJ legislature is set to hold emergency meetings… Continue Reading WNYC Covers Construction Freeze
Star-Ledger columnist Paul Mulshine, an outspoken opponent of New Jersey Transit’s proposed deep-cavern terminal for the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) Project has… Continue Reading Star-Ledger Columnist Pronounces ARC Dead
NJ Governor Chris Christie’s 30-day moratorium on the ARC trans-Hudson rail tunnel has led to a “high-stakes game of political chicken”, which now… Continue Reading Transportation Construction Gridlock Threatened