The Need For a New Rail Tunnel

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 18, 2015

As the rail tunnels under the Hudson River continue to deteriorate and transportation delays pile up, public officials can't agree on who will pay for a desperately-needed new tunnel. Meir Rinde, reporter for NJ Spotlight, and WNYC's Jessica Gould discuss the role of Governors Christie and Cuomo, and the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx.

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