The Gateway Board of directors just approved $88 million to rip up 500 submerged pier stumps that are standing in the way of boring machines involved in building the new Hudson River rail tunnels. ( Photo: Gateway Development Commission July 8 slide deck) Gateway Set to Sink $88 Mil to Remove Submerged Pier under Hudson It won’t be cheap to rip out 500 sunken stumps left over from 19th century piers that are standing in the way of tunnel boring... News 14 Jul 2026 | 11:39