Contract Awarded for Hudson Tunnel Project Construction Package 3
On Jun 1, 2026
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) today awarded the contract for Hudson Tunnel Project Construction Package 3: The New Jersey Surface Alignment to Skanska Creamer Sanzari NJSA JV. The NJ Surface Alignment project will build approximately 1.5 miles of new infrastructure that will support the tracks connecting the new rail tunnel under the Hudson River to the existing Northeast Corridor. Construction associated with the project is expected to begin in 2026.
The project will build 7,540 feet of new infrastructure from County Road in Secaucus to the tunnel portal at Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen. This infrastructure will enable installation of the future tracks that will connect the new tunnel under the Hudson River to the existing Northeast Corridor tracks in New Jersey. Tracks, signals, and other railroad systems will be installed as part of a future construction package.
The project involves a wide variety of heavy civil design and construction work, including:
Building 4,170 feet of retaining walls and installing lightweight concrete fill to create the embankment next to the existing Northeast Corridor tracks where the new train tracks will run.
Constructing 3,150 feet of viaduct that will carry the new tracks over wetlands in the Meadowlands.
Building bridges over Secaucus Road and existing Conrail and New York, Susquehanna and Western (NYSW) freight rail tracks.
Additional infrastructure, including access roads, drainage structures, equipment platforms, and stairs.
Relocating utilities, protecting water and sewer lines, and moving an auxiliary signal power substation.
Seven of the 10 construction packages that make up the Hudson Tunnel Project are now in progress or completed. Construction is creating tens of thousands of jobs and driving billions of dollars in economic activity in the region and across the country.
“The award of the New Jersey Surface Alignment contract marks another major step forward for the most important infrastructure project in America,” said New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill. “One of the Hudson Tunnel Project construction packages is complete and six are now underway, creating tens of thousands of good-paying jobs, generating billions in economic activity for the region and the country, and building a reliable and resilient transportation system riders can depend on. The Hudson Tunnel Project will strengthen our infrastructure for generations while proving what is possible when government invests in the future.”
“The Hudson Tunnel Project is moving forward quickly, and we can’t afford to lose momentum. That’s why we’re working overtime to award new contracts and keep construction moving efficiently and safely. Last month we awarded the contract for the section of the new tunnel under the Hudson River. Today we awarded the contract to build the infrastructure that will enable us to integrate the new tunnel into the Northeast Corridor,” said Alicia Glen, New York GDC Commissioner and Co-Chair, Balpreet Grewal-Virk, New Jersey GDC Commissioner and Co-Chair, and Tony Coscia, GDC Amtrak Commissioner and Vice Chair, in a joint statement. “We don’t have to wait until the tunnel opens to feel the benefits of these contract awards. Both of these new construction projects will create thousands of jobs in addition to the jobs supported by our active projects. We’re committed to delivering this critical project for the workers who are on site every day, and everyone else who takes the train into and out of New York City.”
“Awarding the contract for Package 3 is another important milestone for the Hudson Tunnel Project and further evidence of the momentum we are building across our construction program. Seven of the construction packages that make up the Hudson Tunnel Project are now in progress or completed, and we are firing on all cylinders at our construction sites in New York and New Jersey,” said GDC CEO Tom Prendergast. “The NJ Surface Alignment Project is a uniquely complex project because of the wide variety of work involved and location. It will require extensive coordination and careful planning. Skanska Creamer Sanzari NJSA JV’s team has a proven track record and the expertise needed to get the job done, and we look forward to working with them to deliver this critical section of the Hudson Tunnel Project.”
