The Northeast Corridor Infrastructure and Operations Advisory Commission has released a new report (PDF) and an interactive website that detail the highest-priority infrastructure projects on the Northeast Corridor. According to the NEC Commission, the list of projects represents "the improvements needed to reduce delays, achieve a state-of-good-repair, and build capacity for growth" on the corridor."
The list of projects in the report, totaling over $30 billion in "order-of-magnitude" costs, was created "through a consensus-based process by the NEC Commission's members, which include representatives from the NEC States, U.S. DOT, and Amtrak." There are several big-ticket projects on the list, including the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnels, which is estimated to cost $1.5 billion. However, the segment of the railroad that requires the most investment is between Newark, NJ and New York, where $15 billion is needed to pay for:
- Adding a third and fourth track along the Highline from Newark to New York,
- Replacing the Highline's four, aging two-track bridges with four-track bridges,
- Replacing the aging and unreliable Portal Bridge with two new bridges,
- Building two new tunnels under the Hudson River to Penn Station,
- Completing the final phase of the Moynihan Station project,
- Expanding track and platform capacity at New York Penn Station,
- Replacing and upgrading track and signals in the East River Tunnels,
- Expanding storage capacity and building new facilities at Sunnyside Yard
Visit the NEC Commission's website to download the report and use the interactive website.
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