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Powerful drill roars to life to dig Hudson River tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey

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Construction has begun on a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and Manhattan, with officials recently activating the boring drill in North Bergen.

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) — Powerful cutters have whirred to life on a giant drill that will begin boring a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey. Officials gathered in North Bergen, New Jersey, on Monday to ceremonially flip the switch on the Gateway tunnel, one of the largest U.S....

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