![]() Establishing Committees of the Board including Audit, Governance and Operations, and Project Delivery.Approving a schedule of GDC Board meetings for the remainder of 2023.Approving $2.5 million in available stipends for up to four firms to bid on the Hudson Tunnel Ground Stabilization project, a common industry practice that encourages a more competitive and complete bidding pool and ensures the intellectual property of the bids belongs to GDC. ![]() GDC Board of Commissioners also passed several other resolutions “to continue to build the capacity of the GDC and to advance the Hudson Tunnel Project.” These include: Continuing to work hand-in-hand with the Federal Transit Administration to advance the project through the GIG (Capital Investment Grants) Program process, to receive a Full Funding Grant Agreement for the bulk of the project’s Federal funding during 2024.Applying for a substantial Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program grant available under the BIL (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), which would reduce overall costs of the project.Applying for substantial additional Federal grant funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Program and Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program to help fund portions of the project.Ongoing engagement with the private sector, via a Market Sounding forum, and series of one on one follow up meetings that led to the contract packaging updates, and an event detailing and receiving feedback on those changes.Enhancing the Contract Packaging for the “Core and Shell” portion of the new tunnel, to provide a more robust and competitive pool of potential bidders.In addition to the early work, the GDC Board of Commissioners was updated on the overall progress already made on the Hudson Tunnel Project in the early months of 2023: Those include the Tonnelle Avenue Overhead Bridge and Utility Relocation Project in New Jersey, where construction is expected during 2023, and as the Hudson River Ground Stabilization project and construction of the Palisades Tunnel, where the procurement processes are anticipated to launch in the coming weeks. GDC also highlighted other early work projects for the new Hudson Tunnel beginning construction or procurement this year. The GDC Board of Commissioners passed a resolution that finalizes agreements among funding partners on the Hudson Yards Concrete Casing – Section 3, described as “the vital portion of the Hudson Tunnel Project linking the new Hudson Tunnel directly to Penn Station New York, for which President Biden announced a $292 million MEGA grant in January.” The resolution allows work on this element to move into construction, which is expected to begin during 2023. The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) on May 5 reported “significant progress and early work beginning in 2023” on the Hudson Tunnel Project, the largest component of the Gateway Program. CHSRA Earns WTS Employer of the Year Award.Torsiello Joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager.Transit Briefs: Brightline, MBTA, NYMTA.Transit Briefs: APTA, Amtrak F+B Working Group, Arup, Metrolinx, NJ Transit/UITP/Rutgers CAIT.RUN Conference Highlights National Issues.
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