NEW JERSEY — The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) announced that the first tunnel boring machine for the Hudson Tunnel Project has begun mining on schedule, marking a major milestone in construction of the new rail tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York.
A second tunnel boring machine is expected to begin operations in the coming weeks, according to the commission.
The two machines will excavate the first 5,100 feet of the new rail tunnel tubes in New Jersey, extending from the tunnel portal in North Bergen to the Hudson County Access Shaft along the border of Weehawken and Hoboken…