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Gateway Tunnel Scandal: Did a Board Member Profit from a $16B Contract Vote?

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Gateway Tunnel Scandal: Ethics Concerns Erupt Over Board Member’s $2M Link to Major Contractor

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NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY — The massive $16 billion Hudson River rail tunnel project is facing a crisis of public trust. A high-ranking board member of the agency overseeing the project is under fire after voting to award a historic contract to a firm where she held a multi-million dollar financial stake—and where she was rehired just months later.

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Bergen County Executive Tedesco Gets Rare Look at the $16 Billion Hudson Tunnel Project

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Future of Commuting is Here: Bergen County Executive Tours Gateway Tunnel Site—See Why This $16B Project is the Nation’s Most Critical Infrastructure Upgrade

photos courtesy of Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco

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Hackensack NJ, the massive Gateway Program, dubbed the single most critical infrastructure project in the entire country, is moving full steam ahead. To underscore its importance to North Jersey commuters, Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco recently took a behind-the-scenes tour of the Hudson Tunnel Project with the Gateway Development Commission (GDC).

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The Regional Plan Association Says Hudson Tunnel Project Will Generate 95,000 Jobs, and Over $19 Billion In Economic Activity

Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project

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Jersey City NJ, a new report released today by Regional Plan Association (RPA) finds that the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP) will generate $19.6 billion in economic activity and create approximately 95,000 jobs during its construction – an increase of 20,000 jobs over previous estimates.

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