PROJECT | US – HUDSON TUNNEL
HEADWAY AT HUDSON
The Hudson Tunnel Project, which will improve the rail link between New Jersey and New York, has moved from planning into procurement
Renewing, upgrading and de-bottlenecking the vital commuter rail link between New York and New Jersey involves both new tunnel construction and rehabilitation of the old tunnel running under the Hudson River, and planning has been underway for years. The new, 2.4 mile-long (3.86km), two-tube tunnel
connection to run under part of New Jersey, the Hudson River and then lock into Manhattan is vital to boosting the regional transport network and economy. The overall project also involves refurbishing Amtrak’s
existing, more than a century old, twin-tube North River Tunnel that runs under the river between NJ and NY. The tunnel was badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor is the most heavily-used passenger rail line in the US. Plans have been developed and revised for the works,
along with their accompanying budgets over some years. Along the way, major funds have been committed from diverse federal, state and city government sources,
and transport organizations. Much of the funding will be local. The project has been moving toward procurement and that phase is now accelerating. Earlier this year, the developer – the Gateway
Development Commission (GDC) – called for procurement for advance works packages. These are diverse activities that will take place well ahead of the main construction and rehabilitation activities for the overall project. Most recently, and even after so much planning and
preparatory effort done already, GDC decided to revise its contract strategy for procurement of the main civils works. Having previously looked at having an all-in single
package of works to undertake the main civils activities for The Hudson Tunnel Project, upon hearing the feedback from industry during market consultations earlier this year, GDC decided to change the plan: it has broken up the planned civils works package into a series of smaller lots for bidding.
Above: Map with routes of existing and new rail tunnels under Hudson River, between New Jersey and New York PHOTO CREDIT: GDC
12 | Summer 2023
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