>NJDOT Chief James Simpson says ARC Tunnel was flawed from start and not backed by NY
The canceled second rail tunnel under the Hudson River wasn’t supported by New York and lost some of its value when NJ Transit decided not to route it to Penn Station, New Jersey’s state transportation commissioner said Tuesday.
James Simpson made the remarks as part of a panel discussing transportation funding with former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley and Anthony Coscia, former Port Authority board chairman and current Amtrak board member. His reply was to a direct question about the Access to the Region’s Core rail tunnel project, canceled in October 2010. (Higgs, Gannett)
