What is the Portal Bridge Capacity Enhancement Project’s relationship to the THE Tunnel project?
Under the umbrella of Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) study, THE Tunnel project involves the construction of a new passenger rail station underneath 34th Street (near New York’s Penn Station), a two-track tunnel under the Hudson River, a connection allowing for a one seat ride to New York City for passengers on the Main and Bergen and Pascack Valley lines and additional improvements that will allow NJ TRANSIT to increase its rail capacity and improve service. The Portal Bridge complements the ARC project by addressing a crucial bottleneck along the Northeast Corridor at the Hackensack River. Both projects would serve to provide commuters with additional capacity along this transportation corridor.
Under the umbrella of Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) study, THE Tunnel project involves the construction of a new passenger rail station underneath 34th Street (near New York’s Penn Station), a two-track tunnel under the Hudson River, a connection allowing for a one-seat ride to New York City for passengers on the Main and Bergen and Pascack Valley lines and additional improvements that will allow NJ TRANSIT to increase its rail capacity and improve service. The Portal Bridge complements the ARC project by addressing a crucial bottleneck along the Northeast Corridor (NEC) at the Hackensack River. The five tracks crossing the river will not only increase capacity, it will increase security and safety by providing redundant crossings while maximizing the NEC throughput.
