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Urgent tri-state infrastructure project gets green light

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, about 200,000 rode the train through the tunnel under the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey every day. The tunnel is over 111 years old—and due to damage from Superstorm Sandy, is getting more unstable each day. The project had been in a holding pattern, but now, with the passing of Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure package, repairs can finally begin.