abandoned incomplete railway subway tunnel new_york_city intended connect railways modern day fourth avenue line new_york_city subway brooklyn new crossing narrows planned extend feet tunnel world longest time planning late 19th early 20th centuries construction began new_york_city mayor brooklyn manhattan transit corporation employee canceled project tunnel went feet narrows halted tunnel lies dormant owl head park brooklyn later proposals complete tunnel including plans ambitious second system funded modern proposals completion tunnel come new_york_city proposed tax tri state region pay construction tunnel listed projects receive federal funds allocated access region core tunnel canceled october state senator supporters tunnel stated built tunnel cost billion improve quality life reduce traffic increase borough investment names officially called brooklyn richmond freight referred names narrows body water supposed run island confused tunnel terminal station new_york_city mayor oversaw project referred holes endearing contexts original plans subsequent building swing bridge new_jersey northwestern ohio railroad owners proposed tunnel brooklyn developer controlled railway sponsored plan baltimore construct tunnel narrows connect brooklyn passenger freight service proposal approval process financial challenges stopped plan drawing board tunnel gone avenue fort brooklyn traveling miles depth feet narrows lines parallel close believed cost connecting road total cost estimated rapid transit route connect alternately known remainder new_york_city proposed conjunction new_york_city subway time rail connections connection ferry funded city tunnel expected help expand sparsely populated borough similar manner population development explosions seen brooklyn routes proposed brooklyn manhattan connect rapid transit service existing subway lines manhattan route manhattan proposal called direct route connected lines near current brooklyn battery tunnel direct route utilized section tunnel direct route partially elevated route running eastern coastline new_jersey near manhattan plans required connections points including traveled miles stops high costs potential tunnel relatively small population manhattan route considered impractical mile tunnel proposed city 1950s plan scrapped lack funding brooklyn routes shorter brooklyn proposals connected brooklyn manhattan transit corporation fourth avenue subway constructed route originated brooklyn point streets south street station running street near station stop away plan referred route connections going north arlington south avenue branch proposal estimated cost year half paid railroads operated baltimore operated major proposal inclusion inch water immense supply installed alongside tubes intended carry water main new_york_city supply second route originated south end line similar proposal followed routing current narrows bridge constructed opening fort hamilton proposal shortest route require deeper waters proposal suggested fourth avenue line extended past original terminal street temporary ferry terminal street street station anticipation northern tunnel route constructed fourth avenue local tracks tunnel site south street station additional portal built tunnel facilitate northern tunnel branch provision southern route fourth avenue line south street built tracks placed west fourth avenue allow additional tracks added east street facilitate future express service groundbreaking construction based plan bay ridge based plan ultimately selected running street shore road brooklyn tubes feet long longer tunnel united_states time portions tunnel constructed shield remainder placed trench narrows final plans tunnel designed feet wide accommodate freight cars addition passenger service freight trains coming bay ridge branch terminating north tunnel site connection rail lines new_jersey alternate plans included constructing sets tubes commuter freight service rapid transit tunnels individual tubes freight subway service freight service occurred peak hours simultaneous subway service passenger trains running minute hour times proposal freight running night plans called joint freight passenger service early time tunnel groundbreaking slated industrial complexes facilitated freight service tunnel tunnel plan amended april bill passed state senate requiring city begin construction foot wide tunnel years plan launched new plan freight passenger tunnel recommended initially appropriated project refused accept plan plans plan extensive original plan original plan tunnel owl head park narrows continuing freight yard built center trunk line run arthur kill new_jersey far merging new revised plan cover mile spur new plan freight operate night tunnel spurs connecting tunnel brooklyn long_island freight belt line freight new city piers built project projected cost job quickly route help develop waterfront areas jamaica bay provisions connections subway system fourth avenue line refused involved plans plan benefit baltimore opposed railroad proposed tunnel brooklyn new_jersey spur situation complicated plan approved new_jersey new_york addition proposed subway tunnel branching fourth avenue line operated city subway system groundbreaking preparations groundbreaking ceremony held new_york_city mayor april july dug shafts sunk street shore road brooklyn underneath costing total million addition preparation tunnel purchased subway cars built specifications electrified passenger branches impending completion tunnel sparked real estate interests construction halted year bids contractors entertained city project halted project engineering staff laid officially plan delayed lack funding chairman wanted secure freight service tunnel status tunnel mixed use created tension emphasized passenger service tunnel investigation issued governor planners eliminated freight service plan act signed law governor led lack interest contractors tunnel designated exclusively subway service mayor brooklyn manhattan transit corporation employee known opponent supposedly stopped project overall effort private subway companies promote plans city operated reported governor smith financial stake company tried stall project order prevent expansion baltimore operations farther city attributed political rivalry smith members nonetheless october street subway station built mainly anticipation opened station built false wall south end intended planned extension 100th line leading future fort hamilton based tunnel completion proposals tunnel gone feet narrows halted multiple proposals resurfaced complete tunnel tunnel shafts currently lie dormant owl head park filled post world war renovations second system proposal estimated cost southern tunnel route fort hamilton cost upward tunnel officially subway plans illustrated tunnel map plans proposals ambitious expansion plan connected tunnel today updated proposal connection current station tunnel traveling north red hook update projected cost running original route street line run second avenue north bay ridge flats brooklyn western shore meeting near hamilton avenue current expressway fourth avenue stations suggested tunnel shafts application million loan extension approved revised second system plan drawn completion line followed original plan extended fort hamilton parkway 10th avenue meet tunnel route connection located fort hamilton parkway station express tracks line run separate level directly street express station terminus line church avenue connection utilized lower level yard south station currently relay terminating trains plans funded onset great depression subsequently world war tunnel fourth avenue line brooklyn submitted budget time costing later according report mayor special committee transportation requirements borough richmond deemed tunnel manhattan tunnel brooklyn feasible wait years chairman committee known mass transit opponent said best hope improved transportation brooklyn manhattan reconstruction placing better boats manhattan resumption hour ferry service 39th street brooklyn construction ramps elevated improvement 39th street recently built proposed serve rail link street station slated connected bridge world longest suspension bridges followed route planned tunnel space tracks built moses opposition expansion new_york_city public transportation modern proposals completion tunnel come new_york_city proposed percent tax region pay construction tunnel projects competed billion federal funds allocated arc tunnel canceled new_jersey governor october state senator district includes parts brooklyn supported plan saying complete plan rail freight access terminus victory boulevard brooklyn street utilize train fourth avenue plan projected cost billion proposed extension line hudson_river supporters stated rail tunnel improve quality life reduce traffic increase borough investment similar proposals nearby planned connect northeastern new_jersey long_island brooklyn new_jersey tunnel planned result passenger commuter traffic frequencies capacity freight movements early 1920s tunnel planned cross entire narrows precursor planned project cost billion build new_jersey compiled tier draft environmental impact statement november tunnels brooklyn new_jersey pennsylvania railroad planned railroad tunnel freight use brooklyn proposed tunnel brooklyn approximately following planned path years later project started despite efforts government planners start project 1920s 1940s january new_york_city mayor help create report called summary cross bays freight tunnel study routes detailing routes freight tunnel running new_jersey tunnel option deemed feasible went end bay ridge branch brooklyn new_jersey directly route estimated million potentially accommodate passenger line cost million costs direct route cheaper parsons douglas studied options tunnel brooklyn new_jersey involving tunnel included option tunnel directly bay ridge branch link new_jersey manhattan consideration single tube tunnel accommodations electric units brooklyn tunnel million cheaper approximately million tunnel brooklyn boulevard subway plan proposed new subway new_jersey called boulevard subway advertisements company stated years subway built new don buy tears lack plan resurfaced meetings took place mayor officials new_york_city mayor office plan proposed subway line running north shore branch new_jersey connecting hudson manhattan railroad today path train exchange place service provided access site station plans extend line
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