The Tonnelle Ave. Project is a foundational element of the HTP. It will unlock the portal to the Palisades that will enable tunnel boring to begin and provide the main staging area that will be used for tunnel boring and surface alignment work in New Jersey,” Gateway Development Commissioners Alicia Glen, Balpreet Grewal-Virk, and Tony Coscia said in a joint statement.
“Reaching the halfway point of this critical project in just one year demonstrates our team’s expertise and our commitment to delivering the most urgent infrastructure project in the nation as quickly as possible.”
This early works component of the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP)is essential because it will create an access point for launching the Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will dig the underground portion on the New Jersey side of the new tunnel in 2026.
The Tonnelle Avenue projectis creating 420 jobs and generating $86 million in economic output. In total, construction of the Hudson Tunnel Project is projected to create 95,000 jobs and generate $19.6 billion in economic activity,as HCV first reported.
“We have made major progress since starting construction of the HTP last November, and the positive momentum propelling this project forward only continues to grow,” added GDC Acting CEO Patrick McCoy.