World Trade Center Delayed, Incompetence Strangely Absent from List of Reasons

The Port Authority updated the status of progress at the World Trade Center reports the Times. While much of the project is delayed by years and billions of dollars, the Port Authority refused to provide an updated schedule there by ensuring they will not miss future deadlines.

More importantly though, the PATH transit hub continues to be the primary target of cost cutting measures with the design for the once inspiring structure still under revision. The final design for the station is not even finished, but might cost $2.5 billion. PATH riders should get used to the existing configuration of the station, because the Port Authority may make the temporary access point permanent.

Many New York politicians are pushing for the Port Authority to take over for the Moynihan / Penn Station Expansion project, thereby ensuring that project will also be delayed and over budget. The expansion of Penn Station and the subsequent addition of two more heavy rail tunnels between north Jersey and New York should relieve PATH congestion, at least temporarily. For now, Hoboken serves as a transit hub for half of NJ Transit trains, many of which will be sent directly to midtown once the new Trans Hudson Tunnels and Penn Station Expansion are finished.