(WNYC News) One week into a 30-day review a new transit tunnel connecting New Jersey to Manhattan, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he’s not confident that the project will come in under the budget of 8.7 billion dollars.
“I’ve seen estimates that take this from 2 to 5 billion over budget. Where am I going to get this money? I don’t have an answer to that. So I want to know exactly what I’m biting off before I take another bite and start chewing.]
Speaking on WOR this morning, Christie suggested that the federal government should consider stepping up with more money.
NJ Transit and the Port Authority are each contributing 3 billion dollars to the project, which is among the largest stimulus-funded initiatives in the country — about another $1 billion.
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