TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says cost overruns for the proposed new rail tunnel to New York could be between $2 billion and $5 billion. The Republican governor says he won't approve any project that "I don't know how to pay every nickel for," adding that he didn't care how much federal money was committed. Christie recently...
U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (at podium) is joined by U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, members of the U.S. House of Representatives, N.J. Legislature and local trades union members as they met to discuss the threatened funding for the new trans-Hudson tunnel during a press conference held at the entranceway to the ARC Tunnel Construction site in North Bergen on Sept. 17.TRENTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says cost overruns for the proposed new rail tunnel to New York could be between $2 billion and $5 billion.
The Republican governor says he won't approve any project that "I don't know how to pay every nickel for," adding that he didn't care how much federal money was committed.
Christie recently halted work on the $8.7 billion project for 30 days.
NJ Transit's director said Christie didn't know about a federal audit that had come out criticizing the tunnel plans when he reaffirmed New Jersey's commitment this spring.
Assembly Transportation Committee Chairman John Wisniewski has said there's no way the governor didn't know the project's costs or that New Jersey would be responsible for overruns.
Previous Coverage:
• NJ Transit lacked plan to control tunnel costs, audit shows
• Senators and congressmen urge governor not to halt planned $8.7 billion Hudson River tunnel
• Paul Mulshine: Forget the ARC tunnel; can you dig a gas-tax hike?
• N.J. senators say cancellation of trans-Hudson tunnel project puts state in jeopardy
• N.J. Democratic lawmakers criticize Gov. Christie's halt on trans-Hudson tunnel project
