Biden Touts Millions for New York Rail Tunnel, Courtesy of His Infrastructure Bill

WASHINGTON — For more than a decade, commuters have watched as state and federal officials promised and failed to revamp the century-old rail tunnel connecting New Jersey to Midtown Manhattan, which has become a symbol of America’s aging infrastructure.

During a trip to New York City on Tuesday, President Biden will promote his $1 trillion infrastructure package as the solution.

Eight years after the Obama administration declared the project, known as Gateway, one of the most important public work programs in the nation, Mr. Biden will formally announce that his administration is contributing $292 million in grants from his signature infrastructure law.

The money will go toward the extension of a concrete casing for the tunnels on the West Side of Manhattan, between Pennsylvania Station and the Hudson River. That work would be a prelude to the digging of the 2.4-mile-long tunnels under the Hudson, which is expected to take three years and cost more than $16 billion.

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