Gov Chris Christie (R-NJ) Kills Largest Public Works Project in America

TRENTON (NJ.com) — Two senior officials say Gov. Chris Christie today will kill the controversial $8.7 billion Hudson River rail tunnel project, which he says the state cannot afford to build.

According to the sources, the governor plans to announce other transportation initiatives that would allow New Jersey to keep the $3 billion in federal money already earmarked for the tunnel project, rather than return it.
Christie put a freeze on the project last month after federal officials said escalating costs could mean more than $1 billion in overruns, leading to increasing speculation that the governor would pull the plug.

The tunnel, the largest public works project in the U.S., was to double train capacity between New Jersey and midtown Manhattan when it was completed by the end of 2018.