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In NYC, a $185M tunnel that leads nowhere, for now

By Verena Dobnik
Published April 28, 2014 6:08am ET
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In NYC, a $185M tunnel that leads nowhere, for now
This photo made Thursday April 17, 2014, shows ongoing construction of a rail tunnel, center, at the Hudson Yards redevelopment site on Manhattan's west side in New York. Amtrak is constructing an 800-foot-long concrete box inside the project to preserve space for a tunnel from Newark to New York City that would allow it to double rail capacity across the Hudson River. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) | Bebeto Matthews

NEW YORK (AP) — Taking shape on Manhattan’s West Side is a $185 million, federally funded tunnel that leads to nowhere — for now.

The 800-foot-long concrete trench could someday lead to two new commuter rail tunnels under the Hudson River to New Jersey. But that will happen only if the billions needed to build them ever materialize.

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