CNN —The replacement for a crumbling underwater tunnel connecting New York City and New Jersey that carries up to 200,000 people daily just received the largest-ever federal transportation grant, according to Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer.
In all, some 24 trains per hour and 200,000 people daily (at pre-pandemic levels) pass through the tunnel, according to Amtrak.
Gardner said the rail line and others have applied for $10 billion in federal grants, including for the Gateway project.
“A future of rail transportation for passengers really across the entire east coast, and our connections to the west.”The project has political complications.
President Donald Trump opposed spending so much federal funding on the project – back when it was expected to cost only $13 billion – according to the then-Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao.
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