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Penn Station Access Project EA

PROJECT WEBSITE: https://pennstationaccess.info/

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

Complete

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
COMPLETE

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COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
04/18/2023

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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Surface Transportation

SECTOR
Surface Transportation

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category DOT Projects

Department of Transportation

LEAD AGENCY
Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration

Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of the Army

Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory

Description:

Update: Project construction is being funded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and the FRA has adopted the FTA's NEPA decision document. Please direct project questions to FRAEnvironment@dot.gov. 

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Penn Station Access Project would provide new Metro-North Railroad (MNR) service from New Haven, Connecticut (CT) to New York Penn Station (PSNY) in Manhattan by utilizing Amtrak’s Hell Gate Line (HGL) through the eastern Bronx and western Queens. The Proposed Project would make significant infrastructure improvements on the HGL, beginning in southeastern Westchester County, where New Haven Line (NHL) trains would divert onto the HGL, extending to Queens, joining the MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Mainline, and terminating at Penn Station. The Project includes constructing four (4) new, ADA-compliant MNR passenger stations in the eastern Bronx at Hunts Point, Parkchester-Van Nest, Morris Park, and Co-op City, as well as constructing a new, single-track railroad bridge over the Bronx River to supplement the existing bridge.

Permitting Timetable

The permitting timetable below displays data as reported by agencies. Dates for Environmental Review and Permitting processes (Actions) that are in 'Paused' or 'Planned' status are subject to change and are not indicative of a project's final schedule.

  • For information about extensions, select an Action from the timetable below and select 'View Action Details' at the bottom of the page.
Overall Project Timetable
 
STATUS
Schedule
Extension or Delay
Ahead of Schedule
Paused
No End Date
Planned

Action Information

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