Larry Penner

Amtrak's award of a construction contract in 2024 to Skanska E-J Joint Venture for work on repairs to the East River Tunnel means years of inevitable future delays for passengers who rely on that tunnel. Two of the tunnel's four tubes were subject to flooding by Superstorm Sandy in 2012 resulting in significant damage. This is only the start of a long journey facing Penn Station's Long Island Rail Road commuters before completion.

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Service trouble ahead at Penn: Amtrak’s East River Tunnel work will cause big LIRR disruptions

January 12, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Amtrak's award of a construction contract in 2024 to Skanska E-J Joint Venture for work on repairs to the East River Tunnel means years of inevitable future delays for passengers...

The long, costly path for LIRR’s East Side Access

February 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

After decades of planning and construction and billions of dollars, full service finally begins tomorrow for LIRR East Side Access to Grand Central. It is time to step back and...

Gateway’s numbers don’t add up: New York and New Jersey have to put in some real money

April 23, 2019 at 5:00 a.m.

Politicians in New York and New Jersey have been denouncing the Federal Transit Administration's low ratings for the Gateway trans-Hudson rail project as the doings of President Trump. But contrary...

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