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Deputy DOT Pick Trottenberg Would Prioritize N.Y.-N.J. Rail Tunnel
President Joe Biden’s pick to be second in command at the U.S. Department of Transportation pledged March 3 to help the administration prioritize the proposed Gateway rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey if she is confirmed by the Senate.
“Gateway is going to be a priority,” Polly Trottenberg, who served recently as commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, said during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. “It is truly a project of national significance, and as you say, one that really would have just a massive rippling impact if we were to see those over-100-year-old tunnels under the Hudson River for some reason need to be shut down.”
Her comments came in response to a question from Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). “I’d like to know how big a priority you think this project should be, because clearly in my view, without the Gateway Project, our rail and possibly other transportation systems