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Welcome
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) jointly with NJ TRANSIT and the Port Authority of
New York and New Jersey have issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Final Section 4(f) Evaluation
for the Hudson Tunnel Project; FRA and the Federal Transit Administration have also issued the Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Project.
The Hudson Tunnel Project proposes to
construct a new tunnel and associated railroad infrastructure to carry passenger rail trains under the Hudson
River while the existing tunnel is being rehabilitated, ultimately creating 4 tracks into and out of New York.
The tunnel carries Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT Northeast Corridor passenger trains between New Jersey and New York.
The EIS was prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA). NJ TRANSIT and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) were joint lead local
agencies in the development of the EIS. FRA coordinated compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (Section 106) with the NEPA process.
In October 2022, the
Gateway Development Commission (GDC) assumed the role of NEPA Sponsor for the Hudson Tunnel Project and is
responsible for ensuring the Project meets all federal requirements.
Current Environmental Contacts:
Mr. Chris Hansen
Environmental Protection Specialist
USDOT Federal Railroad Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
Mr. Donald Burns, AICP
Director of Planning and Program
Development, Region 2
Office of Environmental Programs, TRO2
USDOT Federal
Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
East Building, Room E43-302
Washington, D.C. 20590
Mr. Benjamin S. Engle
Senior Program Manager, Program Planning
Gateway Development Commission
120 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10271
2 Penn Plaza East
Newark, NJ 07107
Via email: info@gatewayprogram.org
FEIS/ROD
The Final Environmental Impact
Statement and Record of Decision are available at the link below and at Repositories in the Study Area.
Events
Section 4(f) Coordination – 1600 Park in Hudson County
- Section 4(f) – Proposed HTP Modification Presentation
- Briefing to the City of Hoboken on 6/4/2025:
Link to Hoboken City Council Website - Please provide comment on the Section 4(f) use of 1600 Park via email on or before 5:00 p.m. on July 7, 2025, by emailing both Dan Moser at daniel.moser@dot.gov and James Goveia at james.goveia@dot.gov.
Preferred Alternative
GDC
For more information about GDC and the Hudson Tunnel Project, please visit