Send to a frienddante January 31st, 2008 2:11 PM Link
At least it’s private funding, but didn’t they talk to anyone about Boston’s Big Dig disaster/organized crime gift?
Developer Seeking Tunnel Under Long Island Sound
Written By: Dustin P. Walsh
A developer wants to build a 16-mile tunnel under the Long Island Sound. The projected $10 billion project would be the longest highway tunnel in the world and would cost taxpayers nothing – that is unless they use the tunnel.
Developer Vincent Polimeni plans to fund the tunnel build with private money and recoup its costs by charging $25 to cross the bridge each way and with advertising (presumably inside the tunnel).
He told the Associated Press that the tunnel between Oyster Bay and Rye would allow travelers to avoid New York City’s dreadful traffic and free up congestion in the city. The tunnel would consist of three tubes; two carrying three lanes of traffic each direction and a third for maintenance purposes. The tunnel’s plan is being viewed by the State and if approved could be completed by 2025.
However, the plan is getting major resistance from the towns. Rye’s Mayor Steven Otis said, “We cannot in Westchester (County) absorb the additional traffic that this tunnel would bring to our roads. It simply would make our roads nonfunctional.”
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+ The Boston Globe: Developer proposes tunnel beneath Long Island Sound (via Autoblog)
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6 Comments
mg5904 January 31st, 2008 4:24 PM Link
Another in a long list of proposals to get across the sound by some means other by plane or boat. Never happen.
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cmhoz February 1st, 2008 1:04 AM Link
Perhaps they should ask the Australian’s how well the concept of private companies running toll roads works.
Amongst others… a private corporation built the ‘cross city tunnel’ in Sydney and the public boycotted it and sent it bankrupt!
Former Long Islander February 1st, 2008 10:40 AM Link
heh heh , the traffic on long island is some of the worst in the country, but Oyster Bay is a wealthy town that doesn’t want the ‘traffic headaches’ it would cause. nevermind the fact that it would fix some of the problem, we can’t have that here. sit in traffic and suffer you losers, you’re never going to have the courage to embrace a solution to your miserable commutes.
GsoFast February 4th, 2008 10:14 AM Link
Here is the dealbreaker. No Sat signal in the tunnel. How are they going to listen to Howard?
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